Description: WINNER OF THE 2020 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE! When The Ground Is Hard Malla Nunn stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
Malla Nunn stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
Winner of the 2019 Josette Frank Award, the Junior Library Guild of America Gold Standard Award, Kirkus Top YA Historical Fiction list, and shortlisted for the Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award.
From multi-award-winning author Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and a friendship with the power to change lives.