Echoes from the Past: A captivating historical come to life series - Couverture souple

Rimmer, Peter

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ISBN 10 : 1505609178 ISBN 13 : 9781505609172

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Set against the turbulent history of southern Africa and the Boer War, Echoes from the Past follows Sebastian Brigandshaw, an exiled young Englishman searching for friendship, purpose, and a place to belong far from home. Perfect for readers who enjoy the epic historical storytelling of Ken Follett and Wilbur Smith.

England, 1887. Cast out by a father who despises him, seventeen-year-old Sebastian Brigandshaw leaves behind the woman he loves and the only home he has ever known.

Arriving alone in southern Africa, he expects hardship and survival.

Instead, he finds Tinus, a Boer hunter who offers him friendship, guidance, and a chance to build a new life beneath African skies.

For the first time, Sebastian feels he belongs somewhere.

But as war approaches and a devastating truth about his childhood sweetheart, Emily, reaches him from England, he is forced to choose between the life he left behind and the one he has fought to build.

Rich in history, unforgettable characters, and the beauty and hardship of southern Africa, Echoes from the Past begins the Brigandshaw Chronicles, an epic historical fiction series spanning 16 novels.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Boer War. Two best friends. Divided by war.

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. Young Seb Brigandshaw arrives at the Cape of Good Hope having been exiled from his beloved home. He defied his tyrannical father, The Captain. Meeting the Boer hunter Tinus Oosthuizen on arrival the two forms an unlikely friendship. They travel into the vast hinterland of southern Africa where a new life is carved from a savage land.Resourceful and well-adjusted Seb falls in love with Africa. The past has been left behind and the simplicity of life is a balm to his soul. But the days of peace are numbered. The vindictive seaman Shanks has travelled to the new colony on a mission to wreak havoc. A mission that threatens to destroy everything that Seb has built. The past has come to haunt him. But it is not only Shanks. A bitter, deadly war is looming. And two friends will be pitted against each other. The stakes are high. What will it take for Seb to protect all that he holds dear? 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.”

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Exiled… his sweetheart lost… one man will risk everything!

The year is 1887. Sebastian Brigandshaw is stolen away from his lover, Emily, an impoverished Baronet’s daughter, and forced across the sea in order to allow his older brother to take Emily’s hand instead. Cast into the wild and unknown colonies of Southern Africa, Sebastian becomes one of the first white elephant hunters in the land of the Zulu King, Lobengula. There he will see the bloodiest faces of man as loyalty and friendship are divided with the Second Anglo-Boer War.

ECHOES FROM THE PAST is the first book in Peter Rimmer’s Brigandshaw Chronicles, a historical family saga. If you like Ken Follett, Alex Haley, and Wilbur Smith, then you'll love the Chronicles that combines all of their best traits in a magnificent tale of romance, war, and survival.

Buy this book to start reading Sebastian Brigandshaw’s tale in his new and exciting world of Southern Africa!

Praise for Peter Rimmer

Addictive author

A wonderful well-written story

I love the characters

Vividly descriptive of Africa

ELEPHANT WALK is the second book in the Brigandshaw Chronicles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1505609178
• ISBN 13: 9781505609172
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg