The Burning Shore (The Courtneys of Africa)

The Burning Shore (The Courtneys of Africa)

by WilburSmith (Author)

Synopsis

The passionate love of a beautiful French aristocrat for a courageous South African aviator is begun and extinguished in the blazing skies of war-torn France. But Centaine de Thiry is bent on realizing some of the dreams which she and Michael Courtney had shared - and sets out to seek a future for his unborn child in the country of Michael's birth. But in a monumental odyssey of disaster and adventure she must first brave all the combined terrors of war, shipwreck, thirst, fever and the burning vastnesses of Namibia's Skeleton Coast before she sees another living soul . . .

The Burning Shore is the heartfelt and exhilarating story of a woman's indomitable strength in the face of adversity from bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 640
Edition: New Edit/Cover
Publisher: Pan
Published: 24 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 1447221710
ISBN 13: 9781447221715
Book Overview: 'An epic novel ... it would be hard to think of a theme that was more appropriate today ... Smith writes with a great passion for the soul of Africa' Today

Author Bio
Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His other titles include the successful The Courtneys and The Ballantynes series, and Those in Peril and Vicious Circle, featuring security operative Hector Cross. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.