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Cry, the Beloved Country

Absalom's Girl

Oprah's Book Club | September 29, 2003

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Unnamed girlfriend of Absalom Kumalo. Though she has been living for a while in Johannesburg, she takes the opportunity Stephen gives her to return home and raise her child as part of his family following Absalom's death.

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Book One—Chapter Summaries

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The Kumalo Family

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