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Auteur(s) : McVeigh, Jennifer
Titre(s) : The fever tree [Texte imprimé] / Jennifer McVeigh
Publication : London ; New York : Viking, 2012
Description matérielle : 345 p. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : 1880. South Africa. A country torn apart by greed. Frances Irvine, destitute in the
wake of her father's sudden death, is forced to abandon her wealth and privilege in
London and emigrate to the Cape. 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 rumour of a small pox 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
greed 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. Torn between
passion and integrity, she makes a choice 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 powerful love story about
how - when we need it the most - fear can blind us to a truth
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780670920891 (pbk.). - ISBN 0670920894 (pbk.)
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