The African Book Collection
2 primary works
Book 1
Rupert Pengelly first hears the haunting lament of a fish eagle when stationed for six months in southern Africa during World War Two.
During those six months, Rupert is on a quest to look for Sasa, the orphaned daughter of his friend Rigby. Matters are complicated as Sasa's eccentric grandfather has taken the young orphan into the bush prospecting for emeralds. Rupert's search is dashed and he returns to war.
The war ends and Rupert learns of the loss of his Cornish family estate. There's nothing for it but to begin anew, in new land teaming with wildlife, adventure, adversity, and excitement, but also one that threatens war and a fight for freedom.
Yet it is not only the lament of the fish eagle that draws him to this new land of Rhodesia but his destiny too that binds him to Sasa.
Cry of the Fish Eagle is a must read of an enduring love affair and a discovery of a new country Rhodesia that is to become Zimbabwe.
During those six months, Rupert is on a quest to look for Sasa, the orphaned daughter of his friend Rigby. Matters are complicated as Sasa's eccentric grandfather has taken the young orphan into the bush prospecting for emeralds. Rupert's search is dashed and he returns to war.
The war ends and Rupert learns of the loss of his Cornish family estate. There's nothing for it but to begin anew, in new land teaming with wildlife, adventure, adversity, and excitement, but also one that threatens war and a fight for freedom.
Yet it is not only the lament of the fish eagle that draws him to this new land of Rhodesia but his destiny too that binds him to Sasa.
Cry of the Fish Eagle is a must read of an enduring love affair and a discovery of a new country Rhodesia that is to become Zimbabwe.
Book 2
In a peaceful African coastal village, two boys are born on the same day. Their idyllic, brief childhood together is short lived ending in hardship and heartbreak.
Finding themselves alone in the world, both boys struggle to self-educate. Against the odds, Matthew Gray builds a global business empire and Luke Mbeki travels to England, in self-imposed exile, entangling himself in the anti-apartheid movement.
This incredibly powerful and moving story tells how each man struggles to survive in a country deep in the throes of violent change, with friendship and families being torn apart. Matt and Luke's friendship is unimaginably tested so how does it survive in such terrifying and perilous times?
Finding themselves alone in the world, both boys struggle to self-educate. Against the odds, Matthew Gray builds a global business empire and Luke Mbeki travels to England, in self-imposed exile, entangling himself in the anti-apartheid movement.
This incredibly powerful and moving story tells how each man struggles to survive in a country deep in the throes of violent change, with friendship and families being torn apart. Matt and Luke's friendship is unimaginably tested so how does it survive in such terrifying and perilous times?