Burning Shore

In a breathtaking adventure of love, war, and bitter revenge,New York Timesbestselling author Wilbur Smith captures a courageous quest for survival against a country's greatest odds.... FROM THE FIRES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 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. ACROSS A BLAZINGAFRICANDESERT 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 desertalone and fighting for her life. A WOMAN DISCOVERS A WONDROUS LANDAND THE PRICE OF SURVIVAL In a strange world, under a great rushing sky, Centaine sets forth in the company of wandering Bushmenand 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 landand the untold tragedy and riches that it holds... "You can get lost in Wilbur Smith...with his swashbuckling novels ofAfrica."Stephen King,Entertainment WeeklySmith, Wilbur is the author of 'Burning Shore ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312940805 and ISBN 0312940807.