Ngemuva kokufunda inoveli yomgwaqo waseSpain: Indawo yokulima, nguDavid Trueba, sigxumela kwezinye zalezo zakhiwo ezisesondweni Amaqhawe omngcele. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, lezi zinhlobo zezindaba ziyimpumelelo ephelele uma kukhulunywa ngokungena nomfundi. Isikhathi sokuphumula esiteshini yizikhathi eziningi zokuzindla, ukuzwa kokuhamba okubalulekile, umqondo wokuphila njengomgwaqo, nalokho osukushiye ngemuva nokuthi kungakanani noma okuncane okungakulinda ngaphambili.
Ngalesi sikhathi sihlangana noJosie, umama wezingane ezineminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala. Uzinikele emsebenzini wakhe futhi wagxila kwisigqi esibuhlungu sedolobha elikhulu. Lowo kwakunguJosie, kepha manje usemgwaqweni omkhulu onesizungu oya e-Alaska. Uyazi ukuthi uyakudinga ukuze abalekele isithunzi asaba yiso, ubuntu obakhelwe esimeni sendawo yasemadolobheni ephumelelayo wonke umuntu ayifisayo, umuntu ogcwele izinto ezibonakalayo angagcwalisa ngazo isikhala.
UJosie ulahla konke. Okungahle kube kwabaningi futhi okuzoba isenzo esingaqulekile esifana nohlobo oluthile lwenkinga, empeleni ikhefu elinalokho kukhungatheka nokudumazeka komuntu ozazi e-corseted futhi echaziwe, egcwele okulindelwe kanye nemikhuba.
Ngisho nobudlelwano bakhe njengomama bonakalisiwe. Izingane zakhe ezineminyaka emihlanu nesishiyagalombili ubudala kwesinye isikhathi zibukeka njengabantu abangabazi ababili abakhula ngakuye njengemifino etshalwe engadini ...
Kukho konke lokho… ukushayela. Setha indawo ekude bese usungula umzila onokuthula. Uyashayela futhi ucabange, wabelana nalabo abahambisana nawe nezwe eliguqukayo, ukhuluma, ucabange futhi uphuphe ngaleyo ndawo entsha. UJosie uzitika ngokuzijabulisa, okufana nazo zonke izingozi okungaholela ekulahlekelweni nasezingozini. Kepha sekuyaziwa ukuthi lowo ongazibeki engozini ulahlekelwa yikho konke.
I-Alaska iba igama lomlingo kuJosie. Lapho uke wacabanga ngokwakha kabusha impilo yakhe futhi ekugcineni kwaleli zwekazi laseMelika uya ngokuzimisela nangokuqiniseka ngokwengeziwe. Ngenkathi eshayela, uJosie uthola ukuthi uvuthulula kanjani konke lokho kugcinwa uthuli phezu kwakhe, aze azithole futhi esemncane, ephila futhi ethanda ukuphila.
Ungathenga incwadi Amaqhawe omngcele, inoveli entsha ngo- UDave Eggers, lapha: