"It is 1955 and Suzanna Jansen lives with her family in a workerʹs cottage on Bertus van Zylʹs farm near Kakamas. Her father and brother, Gert, herd sheep during the day and her mother works in Mrs Rita's Groothuis. Itʹs the Christmas holidays before Sannaʹs final school year and she cannot contain the butterflies in her tummy every time she encounters the neighbourʹs son, Johannes. And then there is Inge, the girl with blonde hair who, like Sleeping Beauty, is a prisoner in her own house. One afternoon Sanna sneaks into Ingeʹs room - little knowing that a friendship with this stranger will steer both Sanna and Johannesʹ lives in a very different direction. Draairivier, Engela Oviesʹ debut novel, is a compassionate story about family, friendship, love and forgiveness"--Provided by Publisher.