Drums on the Night Air
A Woman's Flight from Africa's Heart of Darkness
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2007
Summary
Veronica Cecil was twenty-five years old when her husband was offered a job at a large multi-national company in the Congo. Filled with enthusiasm for their new life, the couple and their eleven-month-old son set off for an African adventure.
Very soon, however, Veronica began to realise that life in the Congo was not what she had imagined. Food shortages were an everyday occurrence; she felt like an outsider at the club in Leopoldville, which only the Belgians and other expats f…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849016414 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849016410 |
| Author: | Veronica Cecil |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 145mm x 20mm |
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A story of hope and hopelessness, of a woman fleeing for her life…a compelling tale of a country in turmoil.
A story of hope and hopelessness, of a woman fleeing for her life…a compelling tale of a country in turmoil.
Frank and compelling. - The PulseAbsolutely enthralling - Daily TelegraphA gripping page-turner. - OldieAbout The Author
Veronica Cecil
Veronica Cecil was born in India during the time of the British Raj. Formerly a writer of radio and television plays, she became a radio journalist after the death of her husband, writing for BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and the World Service. She has worked on ‘Woman’s Hour’, ‘Kaleidoscope’ and wrote a series called Letters from Abroad. Veronica Cecil lives in London’s Notting Hill Gate. She is the mother of four and grandmother of nine.
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