num_pages: 362
description: The year is 1899, and Boer forces have surrounded the small South African town. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in. Waiting for rescue, they try to keep up their spirits with parties and cricket matches. But General Buller's relief column can't break through...
language: English
title: Ladysmith
titlecomplete: Ladysmith
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, South Africa, British Literature, Literature, Survival, Historical Fiction, Africa, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 239
publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd