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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel
War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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The saga of the legendary Courtney family continues in this fourteenth installment in Wilbur Smith's bestselling series--the sequel to 2009's Assegai--a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and danger, set in Africa and spanning from the Great War's end to the dark days of World War II.As a member of the remarkable Courtney family, Leon Courtney knows how quickly fortunes can be won and lost. Over the course of more than two centuries, generations of his family have risen and fallen with the tides of history. Leon, too, has experienced his own share of triumph and pain. In the wake of his beloved wife's death, the renowned big-game hunter is raising his young daughter, Saffron, alone in colonial Kenya. In the 1920s, the continent of Africa is a dangerous place. As Leon attempts to navigate the murky political waters of this most exquisitely beautiful and wildest of lands, his daughter grows into an independent and headstrong young woman bound for a far different life in Britain, as a student at Oxford. But over the course of more than two decades, spies, traitors, and adventurers will dog their every step. As the fitful years of peace lead to the outbreak of the Second World War--involving Africa once more--Leon and Saffron must fight for their survival . . . and that of their illustrious family.Wilbur Smith masterfully captures the tensions that will spark a war across continents--and the uncertainty and hopes of a father and daughter caught in its grips--in this engrossing novel that delivers the fast-paced action and vivid history that have made him a living legend.
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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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@Momreviews #momreviews I concur. This was a great book.

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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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Finally! A solid Wilbur Smith book again! But be warned, there is a sequel coming so you are left hanging. A good story, people in action, people in peril. Not quite as gripping as his classics (A Time to Die anyone?), and not one of his rip-roaring page turners, but also not quite as gruesome as his classics. I‘m okay with that, because it‘s nice to be excited about a Wilbur Smith book again!

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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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Quite nice when my current book mentions an old favorite, here Rebecca.

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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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At another hotel—in Amarillo this time for a few days to get to know a new Client. How big is Texas? It took two flights to get here. Brought this book with me for my downtime.

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War Cry: A Courtney Family Novel | Wilbur Smith, David Churchill
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Looking for a new action/adventure book? Look no further! WAR CRY is Wilbur Smith's sequel to Assegai and follows Leon Courtney through murky political waters and wild landscapes.

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