The Burning Shore
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The Burning Shore
โ Scribed by Wilbur Smith
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;St Martin's Paperbacks
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Edition
- St Martin's paperbacks ed
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
In a breathtaking adventure of love, war, and bitter revenge, New York Times bestselling author Wilbur Smith captures a courageous quest for survival against a country's greatest odds.
FROM THE FIRES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Centaine de Thiry grew up with privilege, wealth, and freedom on a sprawling French estate. Then war came crashing down around her, and a daring young South African aviator named Michael Courtney stole her heart amidst the destruction. But the tides of fate and battle sent the young woman on a journey across a dangerous sea to the coast of Africa.
ACROSS A BLAZING AFRICAN DESERT
When Centaine's ship is torpedoed and sunk, she is plunged into a shark-filled sea miles from the unseen shore. And when she reaches land, Centaine puts foot not in the lush world that Michael Courtney described to her, but on the edge of a burning desertalone and fighting for her life.
A WOMAN DISCOVERS A WONDROUS LANDAND THE PRICE OF SURVIVAL
In a strange world, under a great rushing sky, Centaine sets forth in the company of wandering Bushmenand then into the arms of a renegade white soldier who may be her savior or destruction. As Michael Courtney's family searches for Centaine, she comes near her promised landand the untold tragedy and riches that it holds...
"You can get lost in Wilbur Smithwith his swashbuckling novels of **Africa****."Stephen King,* Entertainment Weekly***
Spanning decades and continents--from the war-torn skies of Europe to present-day South Africa--The Burning Shore tells of a beautiful French woman's struggle to make a new life for herself in South Africa. From the author of The Leopard Hunts in Darkness.
Library : General
Universes : Courtney [04]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780312940805
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