Eleven Miles, by Lance Greenfield
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Eleven Miles, by Lance Greenfield
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How far would you have walked to gain your high school education? From an early age, the greatest passion in Boitumelo Tumelo's life is learning. Boi, as she is known to her friends and family, just loves going to school. Her primary school is in the local village, but when she graduates to secondary school, two obstacles stand in the path to her further education. Firstly, there are fees to be paid. Secondly, it is eleven miles to the nearest secondary school. She would have to get up very early, and walk that long distance to school every day, and walk home after school. There are many potential dangers along the remote African track between her village and her school. This is the inspiring story of how Boi overcomes the obstacles and dangers to gain the education that she so desires. Not only does she achieve her ambitions, but she manages to make life better for the children of her village who wish to follow in her footsteps.
Eleven Miles, by Lance Greenfield- Amazon Sales Rank: #193402 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-25
- Released on: 2015-09-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.26" h x .58" w x 5.83" l, .72 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 254 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A powerful and affecting story By S. Robinson A powerful and affecting story, which shows how adversity can, in the right circumstances, sharpen up the resolve to succeed. Through this account of the teenage years of Boi, a gifted young girl from Botswana, Greenfield provides us with a strong contrast to the "entitled" mind-set that comfortable Western culture can sometimes engender."Eleven Miles" shows us how one girl builds on her gifts and meets the challenges of adversity to achieve her dreams of academic and sporting excellence, The adversities she must face include having to find enough money for school fees from the earnings of numerous family members; the lack of transport for the 11 mile journey to school, meaning her only option is to go on foot; added to the necessity of having to collect water and firewood on top of this every day when she gets home from school; and all this in the context of not having enough to eat (a hunk of bread for breakfast, and the same again for lunch). In addition to these, Boi must face cruelty, injustice and tragedy, before she wins through to her prize.The inspirational quality of the story in itself deserves 5 stars but I was only able to give 4 stars because the writing is marred by technical flaws. Firstly it does not have the structure of a novel and there is very little plot; there is a lot of "telling" instead of "showing"; key emotional events and turning points are summarised instead of being shown as a scene.Because of these flaws I never felt I was inside Boi or shared her thoughts and feelings or understood where she had gained her phenomenal determination and focus. She clearly has a gift which can never be explained but I wished I could have had a much deeper insight into the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of her character; this would helped me feel her eventual triumph more intensely.Despite this, the strength of the story itself shines through, and I find myself haunted by it, and the message of the book stays with me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An uplifting story and compelling read By Diana Greenfield There's a compelling simplicity to Boitemelo Hope Tumelo's story which steers you through the pages with ease. Gently written, the prose is limited, but with evocative landscape of her remote African village and the trek to her distant secondary school.Boi's foresight and ambitious determination are extraordinary and belie her young years, reflecting her family's sacrifice, faith and commitment to the value of education. Boi is almost too good to be true. But then Boi lives in rural Botswana with an eleven mile commute on foot to the nearest school, where absolute commitment is a given and not an assumed, unappreciated right of passage.Boi's "naughty" brother Thapelo, reminds us of an recognisable ordinary teenager with whom we're probably more familiar and adds some everyday realism to this story. Boi's quest to achieve her education and sporting goals are stirring in a world where cynicism abides, and in this sense this novel is uplifting. The motto of Boi's school "there is no prejudice" contains a heartfelt message for us all in an increasingly secular-fearing society, Botswana or everywhere.There are elements of Greenfield's first novel which would benefit from further editing. The first chapter is distractingly plentiful in pluperfect tense but this is modifiable. Boi's relationship with Kethwaahetse builds and is convincing but then this character is lost in the story with Boi's achievements and the reader is left wondering of the significance of this liaison. The final chapter, Boi's inspirational lecture to pupils at her old secondary school in the wake of her successes, smacks more of a Holywood film script and is a tad self-indulgent. In my view, this would have been better left to the imagination of the reader.Greenfield's debut novel is an agreeable and uplifting read, reminiscent of Alexander McCall-Smith's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" in terms of its atmospheric African patter. An enjoyable debut novel by Lance Greenfield and I await his next with anticipation.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent story, well told. By Nick Poulos I found this book to be a very enjoyable and satisfying read. It had a very balanced feel with just the right mix of energy and excitement. I will definitely be looking for the sequel to this one.
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