A Little Light Reading

In one of the discussions I had about going to South Africa a gentleman mentioned that I should read “The Covenant” by James Michener. I love a good book and was curious about this particular one. I checked online to see if the Parmly Billings Library had a copy, and sure enough, there was a copy I could check out. So I headed down to the library to check out the book.

I found it on the shelf and was a bit surprised at the size. It is a couple of inches thick and comes in just under 880 pages. I should have known as much considering that Michener was the author, but I didn’t put two and two together until I saw the book on the shelf. At that point, I decided I would get through as much of the book as possible before I left. I briefly considered bringing the book with me on the plane, but I decided I didn’t want to have to carry the book with me on the trip. Much better to take a few small paperbacks.

Since I have started reading the book, I have really enjoyed it. It is a novelized account of the history of South Africa. It is my kind of history book, mixing a good story with the history of the place. It really puts a human face on the history, but does a great job of covering how South Africa became a country. I’m only about half way through and I won’t make it through the whole book before I leave. However, I think it will be fun to come back to the book after spending time in the country.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon

Here is the link to the book in Wikipedia