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Title: THE WINDS THAT BLOW BEFORE THE RAINS
By: Michael Anthony
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £3.99


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ISBN 10: 1780887159
ISBN 13: 9781780887159
Publisher: TROUBADOR PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 1 January, 2013
Pages: 400
Description: This is the story of two men, one an African freedom fighter, the other a Special Forces soldier, and the woman who loved each of them in her own way.
Synopsis: An African freedom fighter, a Special Forces soldier and the woman who loved them both.It is the summer of 1972 and Zimbabwe is at war. Amid the violence, Sengamo is framed for the rape of a white girl. He is forced toflee his village kraal for the killing fields of Mozambique, where an enemy soldier spares his life in a chance encounter that has far reaching consequences.Isabella lives a quiet life, alone on a remote farm in the hills of Nyanga. But her peaceful world is threatened when Mugabe'shenchmen set up camp in the valley, waiting for their chance to strike and reclaim the land. Despite the danger, she refuses to abandon the home she loves and the ghosts that inhabit it. One day a stranger arrives at the farm. It is the start of a love affair that will change Isabella s world forever and bring Sengamo closer to his destiny.Out of the brutality of Zimbabwe emerges a hauntingly beautiful love story; an unforgettable tale of a tragic country, whereextraordinary allegiances triumph over segregation.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Matador
Returns: Non-returnable
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