Elephant walk/ Peter Rimmer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780995756113
- ISBN: 0995756112
- Physical Description: 421 pages ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: United Kingdom : Kamba Publishing, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Harry Brigandshaw has it all. A university degree, the world his oyster, a loving family, and the innocence of youth. Until it all unravels... In 1907, Harry is invited to his friend's family home in Dorset to spend the summer holidays. He has time to think about his future, as he delights in the company of the St Clairs. And fifteen-year-old Lucinda St Clair flirts unashamedly with him... But when a gut-wrenching telegram is delivered to Harry, the unthinkable has happened. Reeling from shock, Harry immediately sails for Rhodesia, leaving a heartbroken Lucinda. In Africa, the years pass, and the threat of impending war is of scant importance to the Brigandshaws. However, Harry becomes embroiled when he enlists for revenge. As a raw pilot, and posted to 33 Squadron, he meets an old adversary from university days. The malicious and unhinged Fishy Braithwaite. And because of a love interest, Fishy and Harry become entwined, which will not only threaten Harry's life, but Lucinda's too... |
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Subject: | Families > Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life > Africa, Southern > Fiction. Africa, Southern > Fiction. London (England) > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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Elephant Walk : The Brigandshaw Chronicles Book 2
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Elephant Walk : The Brigandshaw Chronicles Book 2
War is inevitable, with two enemies finding themselves fighting on the same side. But one wants peace, the other intent on murder With his Oxford days over, Harry Brigandshaw spends an idyllic summer at Purbeck Manor in the heart of the Dorset countryside and home to his friend Robert St Clair. Harry meets the young and impressionable Lucinda who falls madly in love with him but the love is not returned. Lucinda is to never forget. The utopia of summer comes crashing down when Harry receives a devastating telegram from Africa. He must return home. Immediately Together, Harry and Robert set sail for Rhodesia and to Harry's beloved Elephant Walk. What was a mapped out future has now been crushed. The years pass and 1914 approaches with England declaring war on Germany. With the conflict now in full swing and those closest to Harry enlisting in the army, Harry's brother is killed in action. Devastated, Harry enlists for vengeance. As he moves up the ranks, a past acquaintance from Oxford is also making a name for himself - the invincible killing machine, Fishy Braithwaite. Fishy becomes jealous and a burning hatred begins to simmer. The motive turns personal. Winning is not so important. But who is Fishy after? Who will he kill? Elephant Walk is the second book in the gripping Brigandshaw Chronicles historical fiction series with Peter Rimmer bringing to life the savagery and futility of war in Europe and the sheer beauty of Africa. If you like real-life people and their situations facing crises beyond their control, then you won't want to miss this next instalment of Peter Rimmer's saga.