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Beyond Mombasa
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Beyond Mombasa
Contributors:
By (Author) Frank Coates
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publication Date:
5th March 2013
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
A823.4
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
576
Dimensions:
Width 151mm, Height 193mm, Spine 37mm
Weight:
388g
Description
An impossible dream ... and a love to defy the odds.
In 1897 Ronald Preston attempts the seemingly impossible - building a railway line from exotic Mombasa, on the east coast of Africa, to Lake Victoria, deep in the continent's wild and dark heart. His new bride, Florence, insists upon joining him. Yet ahead lie hostile tribes, dense jungles, floods, drought, man-eating lions, political intrigue, disease ... and somewhere within their crew stalks a silent menace. Ronald and Florence defy the odds and the conventions of their time to accomplish what the world said could not be done. Based on a true story, BEYOND MOMBASA takes the reader on a heart-stopping adventure across Africa - a land where man is pitted against not only nature, but against himself ... 'blockbuster adventure with authenticity' WEEKEND AUStRALIAN
Author Bio
Frank Coates is the author of Tears of the Maasai.
