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The Angolan Clan (African Diamonds)

The Angolan Clan (African Diamonds)

by Christopher Lowery (Author)

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    Paperback 2014

    $5.85
Synopsis

1974 - following the Revolution of Carnations, Portugal is transformed into a communist state. Capitalists become hunted prey and the liberated Portuguese colonies enter into the longest and bloodiest civil wars in history. The fabled Angolan diamond mines are closed down. A group of refugees manages to escape with a hoard of Angolan diamonds, which bring them wealth and success. But a legacy of revenge and greed will eventually catch up with them with fatal consequences. 2008 - a millionaire businessman drowns in the pool of his mansion in Marbella; a wealthy Frenchman is killed while skiing in the Alps; and a Portuguese playboy is found murdered with a prostitute in New York. The series of deaths sets Jenny Bishop, a young English widow, and Angolan born Leticia da Costa, on a terrifying journey into the past - to revisit the Portuguese revolution and the Angolan civil war. Through posthumous messages they begin to unlock a 30 year old mystery that promises to change their lives forever - if they live to tell the tale.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 624
 Edition: First
 Publisher: Urbane Publications Limited
Published: 01 Aug 2014
ISBN 10: 1909273155
ISBN 13: 9781909273153

Media Reviews
I have to admit a bias for this type of facumentary, a book that mixes a good story in this case a thriller with factual information. I put this book in the same class as Barbara Kingsolver's La Laguna and The Poisonwood Bible and Richard North Patterson's Exile . The pulling together of the threads of the revolution of the carnations in Portugal with diamonds from Angola, to the murder of a millionaire business man in Marbella, ensures a thrilling story mixed with historical fact. Difficult to put down - Barry Nay
Author Bio
CHRISTOPHER LOWERY is a Geordie, born in the northeast of England, who graduated in finance and economics after reluctantly giving up career choices in professional golf and rock & roll. He is a real estate and telecoms entrepreneur and has created several successful companies around the world. Chris wrote the Angolan Clan after the Revolution of the Carnations forced him to flee Portugal in 1975. He also writes patents and childrens books and composes music. He and his wife Marjorie live between Geneva and Marbella. They have one daughter, a writer/photographer who is resident in Geneva.