num_pages: 400
description: After being abandoned by her mother, Hillela was pushed onto relatives where she was taught social graces. But when she betrayed her position as surrogate daughter, she was cast adrift. Later she fell into a heroic role in the overthrow of apartheid.
language: English
title: A Sport of Nature
titlecomplete: A Sport of Nature
genres: Nobel Prize, South Africa, Novels, Africa, Romance, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 627
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
publisher: Penguin