- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd (28 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140297057
- ISBN-13: 978-0140297058
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 991,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Charlie Fraser. For some, just a name, just a boy. For some, not even a remarkable boy. Just one of the good fellows in the House with a particular facility with a rugby ball. Call it devotion. It was as good a word as any. Why Charlie? Why not Dan or Mac or dear old Sparrow? Herbert only knew it to be so - for Charlie Fraser, despite his odd detachment, had presence. Presence. And whatever presence was, it ensured absolute devotion!The year is 1913, the place a boys' school in colonial South Africa. For every boy, the heart of the school is his own House, his Housemaster and his particular Hero. And, for every newboy coming through the and hallowed doors, there are two commandments. The first: Silence and Denial. The second: not to fail at Footer. Validation lies in honouring these at whatever cost.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having been at the old colonial school that the book is based on, I am proud to say that all of the little traditions are being upheld, the fagging system faultless and the unwritten rule of silence and denial still strong as ever.... The Footer(rugby) is taken very personally by every boy who attends the school and patriotism displayed by each boy on the rugby field can be compared to men going to war for their country. This is a school where boys would die defending their school! And this is what the book is so beautifully based apon! In all: A brilliant read which should leave you pondering night after night while you lie in bed!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is for anybody who wants an amazing read. It is an un-put-down-able book that stays with you long after the final page is turned. It is simply the best book I have ever read and would recomend it to anyone. The names and faces of the boys and what they represent will haunt you.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent story about schoolboy values, life in a boarding school and the trials and tribulations of growing up. The story took me on a trip down memory lane and reminded me of many wonderful moments experienced while at high school. It is also a comment on the futility of war and how much of a waste of life and talent both of the world wars ended up being.
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