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When a young trader is captured in Africa in 14th century, he discovers a talent for water divining and finds himself in a city where he must survive a series of dangerous events while learning to read the signs of water in the earth.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Coming of Age/Young Adult Coming of Age
Authors: Dianne Hofmeyr
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