β Scribed by Giles Foden
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From the author of the Whitbread Awardβwinning The Last King of Scotland , comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war.
The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. For four long months bread is thickened with laundry starch and soldierβs horses are killed for meat; daily bombings destroy homes and businesses, forcing the townβs inhabitants into tunnels and makeshift shelters; and soldiers and townspeople alike are hideously wounded by flying shrapnel. As the world she knows collapses around her, Bella Kiernan finds the courage to escape from convention, to rebel against the political forces that threaten her homeland and to pursue her lifeβs greatest romance.* *Ladysmith is a magnificent love story, a vivid portrait of war, and clear confirmation of Giles Fodenβs standing as a formidably talented novelist.
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