In this passage, Kristien the narrator is talking to her brother-in -law Casper about the situation in their country. $12.99; $12.99; Publisher Description. André Brink. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Imaginings of Sand by André Brink (1996, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Robert Kaufman – Imaginings – Drifted Sand – Sand $ 10.95. Apartheid still rules the minds of many, while fear of a bloodbath eats away at whatever optimism might be imagined. Imaginings of Sand is the passionate tale of a nation discovering itself and of the women who pioneered that discovery. Imaginings of Sand by Andre Brink is set in an Afrikaner community in South Africa just as the nation is about to embark on its first universal elections. Our Warehouse is Open & Current on Shipping! Batting and Interfacing (20) Batting (20) Interfacing (0) Books (0) Bundles, Rolls and Packs (25) Charms (0) Fat Quarters (0) A grandmother is dying, her house having been set on fire. 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When expatriate Afrikaner Kristien Müller hears of her grandmother's impending death, she ends her self-imposed exile in London and returns to the South Africa she thought she'd escaped. The first one I found was Imaginings of Sand , written in 2000. Imaginings from Robert Kaufman. Buy More, Save More! Free shipping for many products! Green and brown and misty and covered in a light sprinkling of dust. Product Categories. ''Imaginings of Sand'' is in many ways an ambitious book: in taking the South African elections as its backdrop, in its layering of history with mystery and in its use of the exclusive point of view of a woman who is herself aware that she may not strike the reader as likable. Posted on February 22, 2011 by donnet. Skip to content. Quantity Range Price Out of Stock. Imaginings Of Sand. Click Image to Zoom In. imaginings of sand. Quantity. Current Price: $10.75 per yard. 0. 32 in stock. Kaufman Imaginings Sand. Imaginings from Robert Kaufman. 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