A Spear Of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

A Spear Of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

Paris, 1923

The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even among Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather's savanna manor house until gossip subsides.

Fairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded African dream, a world where dissolute expats are bolstered by gin and jazz records, cigarettes and safaris. As mistress of this wasted estate, Delilah falls into the decadent pleasures of society.

Against the frivolity of her peers, Ryder White stands in sharp contrast. As foreign to Delilah as Africa, Ryder becomes her guide to the complex beauty of this unknown world. Giraffes, buffalo, lions and elephants roam the shores of Lake Wanyama amid swirls of red dust. Here, life is lush and teeming--yet fleeting and often cheap.

Amidst the wonders--and dangers--of Africa, Delilah awakes to a land out of all proportion: extremes of heat, darkness, beauty and joy that cut to her very heart. Only when this sacred place is profaned by bloodshed does Delilah discover what is truly worth fighting for--and what she can no longer live without.

A Spear of Summer Grass, The Dead Travel Quickly, and the Lady Julia Grey series are all written by Deanna Raybourn, the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A Spear of Summer Grass, The Dead Travel Fast, and the Lady Julia Grey series. The first book in the Lady Julia Grey series, Quiet in the Dead, won the RITA Award for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements in 2008. Deanna and her family reside in Virginia. Deanna Raybourn's website is deannaraybourn.com.

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ISBN 13	9781611738506
ISBN 10	1611738504
Title	A Spear Of Summer Grass
Author	Deanna Raybourn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Center Point
Year published	2013-09-01
Number of pages	478
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.