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Putnam
April 2013
On Sale: April 4, 2013
432 pages
ISBN: 0399158243
EAN: 9780399158247
Kindle: B008U4BOEO
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Literature and Fiction Literary
Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and
Out of
Africa, The Fever Tree is a page-turner of the
very first
order. Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her
father's sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life
of wealth
and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of
Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed.
In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled
with two very different men, one driven by ambition, the
other by his ideals. Only when the rumor of a smallpox
epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines
does she see her path to happiness. But this is a ruthless world of avarice and exploitation,
where the spoils of the rich come at a terrible human cost
and powerful men will go to any lengths to keep the mines in
operation. Removed from civilization and disillusioned by
her isolation, Frances must choose between passion and
integrity, a decision that has devastating consequences. The Fever Tree is a compelling portrait of
colonial South
Africa, its raw beauty and deprivation alive in equal
measure. But above all it is a love story about how, just
when we need it most, fear can blind us to the truth.
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