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by Wilbur Smith (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (6 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330292277
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330292276
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 10.9 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A novel in which a passionate affair between a French aristocrat and Michael Courtney forces her to set out and seek a future for their unborn child in Africa, but first she must brave the terrors of war, shipwreck, fever and the vastness of Namibia before finding a home. From the author of BIRDS OF PREY

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wilbur Smith has done it again!, 25 Oct 2000
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This is another work of art by Smith. It's a historical adventure like his other novels I have read, with the usual coloring of romance. This novel is however a little different from Smith's others, in that far from the usual plot of people going on missions to discover African treasures, this novel is about a woman who has had, and lost. She had wealth and a good family, and lost it all. She knew love, and lost that too. In the face of all this and as if this is not enough, she suddenly finds herself in a strange land and amongst strange people. Simply existing in this new land is a struggle. As we go through this ordeal with Centaine de Thiry, we find ourselves more riveted as the chapters go by, and we find ourselves learning more about this "dark" continent called Africa. Smith's novels do more than entertain, they educate, and this is what makes them literary genius. This one is no exception.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!, 4 Dec 2003
This is a fantastic book. The first book i have read by Wibur Smith. Its full of adventure, twists and turns, not in the least bit predictable. The detail Smith goes into is so well described that you feel that you are actually there or that you lived what the characters are going through. Don't usually cry when i read books, but a certain part of the story brought me to tears. I shall definatley read Smith again. Go read this book and enjoy it just as much as i did!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thumpingly good, 2 Jul 2008
This is the 4th Courtney novel, and we learn of how Michael passed (nearly made blub!!) and the amazing series of events that was to follow. What surprised me most is how different this book was to the previous Courtney books and somehow it seems to be all the better for it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Burning Shore - great stuff
This is a fast-paced story which contrasts the fierce fight for survival as a pilot in the first world war with the battle to stay alive in the heat of the African desert. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of his earlier works
I was first attracted to Smith not as a writer of novels about Africa, but by his novel 'Birds of Prey' which is a historical sea adventure. Read more
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