About the Book

Heartland is a short novel, a parable about a community that is trying to heal itself. More than just a piece of fiction, it is according to its author, ‘a true story about a people – Christians – who are living a profound contradiction . Hannah is a runaway girl in search of her roots and her identity in the midst of a divided farming community. Pursued by her father, she crosses dangerous, inhospitable borderlands to learn about her people’s history and their deep-seated prejudices as she pits her wits against the elders of the land. The ‘coming of age’ they all experience is empowered by some magic story-telling drawn from ancient myths and legends that will enchant both young and old.