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The Burning Land

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Pub Date 29 Aug 2019 | Archive Date 29 Aug 2019


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Description

South Africa is ablaze, but who started the fire?

‘It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more – but not this. Not murder.’

As greed and corruption taint the optimism of a nation, the political becomes deeply personal for former childhood friends, Lindi and Kagiso. Their beloved home country, South Africa, is rapidly turning into a powder keg, as nations fight for ownership of its land and resources. With the murder of one of the nation’s bright young hopes, the fuse is well and truly lit.

As the hunt for his killer intensifies, Lindi and Kagiso come together to protect the land and people they love; even as events are set in motion that no one – least of all they – can control.

South Africa is ablaze, but who started the fire?

‘It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more – but not this. Not murder.’

As greed and corruption...


Advance Praise

'A suspenseful and enlightening novel that portrays the extreme violence in the new South Africa with authority, precision of detail, and the kind of insight that makes the different factions and characters caught in the midst of the drama come vividly to life'
SHEILA KOHLER

'Pacey and stylish; immensely gripping – what a read'
JEREMY VINE

Praise for George Alagiah:

'Courageous, controversial, compassionate'
Daily Mail

'The emphatic authority that George Alagiah has brought to his reports from Africa for BBC News is just as strong a component of his book'
The Times

'Without rhetoric or rancour, his eloquent book places these issues in their true context, and frames some of the major moral questions of our time'
Independent

'An optimistic book suffused with Alagiah’s outraged humanity'
Observer

'A suspenseful and enlightening novel that portrays the extreme violence in the new South Africa with authority, precision of detail, and the kind of insight that makes the different factions and...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781786897923
PRICE £14.99 (GBP)

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