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Auteur(s) : McVeigh, Jennifer  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

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.)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb426503041

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