The Mulberry Forest by Dalene Matthee

ISBN: 9780140120257 / 0140120254 - The Mulberry Forest by Dalene Matthee. Published by Penguin, 1990. Softcover. Used, Good condition. 359 pp.

Silkworm farmers from Italy were lured to Gouna in the Knysna Forest to establish a silk industry. The only problem was that mulberry trees refused to grow in sticky mud. Disgruntled immigrants had to battle severe winter rains, fever and a lack of understanding. They were becoming increasingly disillusioned with the government dumping them in the wilderness under false pretences. The man coming their rescue was a forest person with an unruly daughter and a head full of plans - the headstrong Silas Miggel.

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