
A Spear of Summer Grass
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Narrated by:
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Nicola Barber
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By:
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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.
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This tale of a privileged woman sent to Africa is descriptive in the finest sense. This writer has the gift of descriptive narrative that takes the listener out on the plains of Africa and brings the lush landscape and exotic culture to life in the minds eye of the listener.The narrator has tones of a woman used to her own way which enhances the story. A marvelous read.Great Verbal Images of Africa & Romance
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Lovely story but really needs a different narrator
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