Characters: Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison

Oprah's Book Club | September 29, 2003

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Mother and father of Mary Harrison Jarvis, wife of activist Arthur Jarvis. They are contemporaries of James and Margaret Jarvis, and like them represent the more traditional view held by white South Africans about race relations.

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Book One—Chapter Summaries

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