Echoes from the Past: The Brig
Language: English
Published by Kamba Limited, 2015
- Softcover
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- Title
- Echoes from the Past: The Brig
- Author
- Rimmer, Peter
- Publisher
- Kamba Limited
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0995756120
- ISBN 13
- 9780995756120
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?
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Review
When the micro surpasses the macro
A loving, productive multi-lingual multi-ethnic micro society develops on an isolated farm, only to be fractured by the Boer War. Male characters, even the grandfather grown "potty," are excellently developed. Though a long read, this book engages the mind on historical issues while forcing the reader to confront contemporary issues as well.
Very enjoyable
Peter Rimmer never fails to capture the savage beauty of the land. He manages to tell his story with a balanced viewpoint, between the Boers, the indigenous peoples and the British in their struggle for supremacy.
A must read!
A similar author to Wilbur Smith. Set in South Africa with very interesting characters.
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