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Set in mid-nineteenth century South Africa, Fiela's Child by Dalene Matthee centers on Fiela, a hard-working South African woman who raises a white boy, Benjamin, found on her doorstep. Nine years later, census workers claim Benjamin resembles a missing child from Knysna and he is forced to live with his supposed biological family, causing him to grapple with identity, family loyalty, and racial division.