A review by stephh
The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner

4.0

As this is a first wave feminist novel, there is no intersectional feminism in it, despite it being set in South Africa. The book concerns a white family who transcend some gender roles that are expected of them. THe main character that does this is Lyndall, a girl who doesn't belive in marriage or in women being confined to the home. She attends a boarding school, but comes home disheartened at the limited and domestic subjects they force the girls to take part in. Ultimately, Lyndall makes the decision to cohabit with a man who she does not wish to marry: she wants them both to remain free to pursue other relationships in the future if they become unhappy.