The Story of an African Farm

Ralph Iron Olives historical fiction The Story of an African Farm is a classic story of rural life in the 19th century in South Africa. The story revolves around Schreiners childhood and his growing memories hidden in the South African veld. Its lead character Lyndall lives on an ostrich farm and her decisions were forced by the strict protocols of Boers life. In her struggle to achieve the freedom to settle down based on her own choices rejecting marriage but choosing to have a kid she dies in childbirth. Her internal journey has resembled that of her admirer Waldo who longs for spiritual and intellectual liberty.