By Dalene Matthee
The setting of the story is South Africa in the 1880’s. The novel describes the exploitation of Afrikaaner woodcutters and the extermination of elephants.
Saul Barnard, a proud woodcutter, stands alone, trying to stop the destruction of the forest by woodcutters and gold prospectors. What is so compelling about the book is the passion and love for the forest expressed by the author. We know so much about the mistreatment of Africans by whites, but not about the adversity faced by hardworking Afrikaaners. It is ironic that later on the world condemned them for their treatment of blacks.
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