Ladysmith

Synopsis of Ladysmith

«Ladysmith» is the historical novel by Giles Foden, published by Alfred A. Knopf in hardback (287 pages, in English).

In 1899, the South African town of Ladysmith is besieged by the Boers for 120 days. Amid bombardment, scarcity and disease, young Bella Kiernan defies conventions and discovers love and freedom. The novel is partly inspired by the letters of the author's great-grandfather, a British soldier.

First American edition, published in March 2000; the work originally appeared in 1999. A novel of historical and war fiction about the Boer War.

For readers of historical fiction and war fiction interested in colonial South Africa and the conflicts of the late nineteenth century.