Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree write by Edward Dube. This book was released on 2021-07-26. Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Echoes from the Past
Echoes from the Past - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Echoes from the Past write by Peter Rimmer. This book was released on 2015-01-23. Echoes from the Past available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Boer War. Two best friends. Divided by war. Banished by his father, Sebastian Brigandshaw arrives at the Cape of Good Hope and upon arrival is welcomed by a Boer hunter, Tinus Oosthuizen. The pair forms an unlikely friendship, spending many days in the vast wilderness, carving out a future from a savage land. But their days of peace are numbered. War is looming. What was so peaceful now becomes volatile and unsettled. Both of them now find themselves fighting on different sides. Would you kill your best friend for queen and country? Read this unforgettable, historical series that begins with the Boer War and how their families were dragged through some of Africa’s most aggressive and remarkable days... Ready for the journey? Then buckle up. For fans of Wilbur Smith’s Courtney Series, Ken Follett’s Kingsbridge novels, Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles and books from Tony Park, comes an electrifying series with a family you won’t want to forget. Thousands of copies sold WORLDWIDE. Discover what all the fuss is about. “Very balanced view on the Boer War. I could feel real emotions.” “As my grandkids would say, it got betterer and betterer. Worth all five stars.” “One of the most amazing reads I have had for a long time, it takes one back to the day, you can smell the African bush.” “What a wonderful book! Full of history and philosophy. A book that I will read again after a while.” “Superb! All Rimmer’s books are such great reading!” “Excellent African history. Wilbur Smith fans will be pleased.” NEW EDITION - MARCH 2019 Go on, scroll up and get your copy today.
Night Calypso
Night Calypso - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Night Calypso write by Lawrence Scott. This book was released on 2014-08-21. Night Calypso available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD1938 is a tumultuous year on the small Trinidadian island of El Caracol, which houses a leper colony and a convent. In the sultry heat of the dry season a young orphan, Theo, is sent to live with the island's doctor, Vincent Metivier. The doctor knows little of Theo's past, only that it has been troubled and that he now needs love and attention.As Theo settles into the rhythm of life in El Caracol, he begins to unburden himself of his demons. Every night, he sleeptalks his own strange, disturbing calypso about his childhood. Vincent listens and, gradually, learns what demons still haunt the boy's mind. And as his friendship with the passionate, unpredictable nurse Sister Weil intensifies, Vincent finds his settled life spirally dangerously out of control, as war in Europe looms on the horizon.A richly sensual, heartfelt novel, Night Calypso is the work of one of the world's most imaginative writers.
21 Under 40
21 Under 40 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 21 Under 40 write by Anita Roy. This book was released on 2014-07-10. 21 Under 40 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the lyrical to the humorous, the lightly charming to the darkly disturbing, this collection gorgeously illustrates the desires, concerns and obsessions of young women from the subcontinent. This exciting new anthology showcases twenty-one of the best short stories by South Asian women under the age of forty, a new generation of writers emerging and boldly tackling new forms and styles. Spanning genres, including historical detective fiction, graphic short stories and experimental fiction, the stories are as varied as the women themselves, and celebrate the diversity and range of women’s literature in the twenty-first century. Contributors include Ruchika Chanana, Paromita Chakravarti, Roohi Choudhry, Tishani Doshi, Shahnaz Habib, Epsita Halder, Anjum Hasan, Meena Kandasamy, Mridula Koshy, Revati Laul, Madhulika Liddle, Anju Mary Paul, Swarnalatha Rangarajan, Adithi Rao, Diana Romany, Sumana Roy, Ashima Sood, Aishwarya Subramanyam, Nisha Susan, Narmada Thiranagama and Annie Zaidi.
The World Beyond
The World Beyond - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World Beyond write by Sangeeta Bhargava. This book was released on 2012-04-01. The World Beyond available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 1855, Lucknow. As tensions simmer in the heat of colonial India, a prince of Avadh and an English woman defy their societies' prejudices to fall in love. But in a world where private happiness is at the mercy of wider events, even as Salim and Rachael are drawn closer together, their privileged lives are about to be torn apart. Trouble begins when the British annex Avadh and banish the king. Determined to recover what is rightfully his, Salim seizes the chance to fight back when a small mutiny flares into bloody rebellion against British rule. As unrest spreads across the subcontinent, the ancient city of Lucknow proves one of the most dangerous places to be. Torn between their loyalties to each other, their families and the opposing sides that threaten to raze the city to the ground, can Salim and Rachael's love prove strong enough to rise above the devastation surrounding them, and survive together to a world beyond?
