The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith

The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith

The Burning Shore, another gripping installment in Wilbur Smith's Courtney Family Adventure series

Centaine de Thiry grew up with privilege, wealth, and freedom on a sprawling French estate. Then war came crashing down around her, and a daring young South African aviator named Michael Courtney stole her heart amidst the destruction. But the tides of fate and battle sent the young woman on a journey across a dangerous sea to the coast of Africa.

When Centaine's ship is torpedoed and sunk, she is plunged into a shark-filled sea miles from the unseen shore. And when she reaches land, Centaine puts foot not in the lush world that Michael Courtney described to her, but on the edge of a burning desert--alone and fighting for her life.

In a strange world, under a great rushing sky, Centaine sets forth in the company of wandering Bushmen--and then into the arms of a renegade white soldier who may be her savior or destruction. As Michael Courtney's family searches for Centaine, she comes near her promised land--and the untold tragedy and riches that it holds.

Dodie (Dorothy) Smith was born in 1896 in Northern England. Although she studied drama, she turned her talents to writing, successfully submitting a screenplay to a silent movie company and writing the script for Autumn Crocus, which opened in 1931 to rave reviews. In 1934, Dodie's husband Alec brought home a Dalmatian puppy named Pongo, a gift that would eventually inspire her to write on of the greatest works of literature today.

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ISBN 13	9780449211892
ISBN 10	0449211894
Title	The Burning Shore
Author	Wilbur Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Fawcett Books
Year published	1987-01-12
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.