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Fire on the horizon / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Robertson, Imogen,1973-author.;
South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame. War is coming and no one can prevent it. Colonel Penrod Ballantyne, hero of Abu Klea and Omdurman, is sent to Mafeking, 'the place of stones', to recruit and train men for the fighting ahead. Amber, his wife, the successful novelist, accompanies him - eager to see more of the country her husband is about to risk his life for. But when war is declared, Amber must flee with their baby son and pray for her husband's survival against impossible odds. Eight hundred miles to the south, in Cape Town, Ryder Courtney - adventurer, maverick, industrialist - is using his wealth and connections to bankroll the British war effort. His artist wife Saffron, frustrated by stuffy Cairo society, has joined him with their three children. There is peace in the Courtney household, or so Saffron believes, until their eldest son, Leon, stows away on a train to the front line, determined to join his distinguished uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, in changing the course of history. Saffron and Ryder have no choice but to leave the safety of the Cape Colony and follow. Leon is convinced that his parents are without honour and courage. Little does he realise that he has no chance of escaping the people they used to be. Two families torn apart, caught up in a battle for the heart of a country at war with itself.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; British; Courtney family (Fictitious characters); Families; South African War, 1899-1902; War and families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Tea, scones, and malaria : a memoir of growing up in Africa / by Brooke, Katlynn,author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Brooke, Katlynn; Authors;
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Wild at Heart. by All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by All3Media International in 2006.The story of a family who move to the South African bush to set up and run a game reserve – and sort out the problems within the family itself. When the series begins, Danny Trevanion (a widower and vet in his early forties) is living at home with his eighteen-year-old daughter Rosie, Sarah (his wife of six months) and Sarah’s two children from her previous marriage, eight-year-old Olivia and thirteen-year-old Evan. Family tensions are running high as they attempt to build a new life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; South Africa.; Animals.; Television series--Great Britain.;
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How beautiful we were : a novel / by Mbue, Imbolo,author.;
"'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to the villagers are made--and ignored. The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation. Doing so will come at a steep price. Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary, Joy of the Oppressed is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghosts of colonialism, comes up against one village's quest for justice--and a young woman's willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people's freedom"--
Subjects: Political fiction.; Ecofiction.; Corporations; Environmental degradation; Oil spills; Villages;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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How beautiful we were [sound recording] : a novel / by Mbue, Imbolo,author.; Onayemi, Prentice,narrator.; Edwards, Janina,narrator.; Graham, Dion,narrator.; Jackson, JD,narrator.; Johnson, Allyson,narrator.; Pitts, Lisa Renee,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards, Dion Graham, JD Jackson, Allyson Johnson, and Lisa Renee Pitts."'We should have known the end was near.' So begins Imbolo Mbue's exquisite and devastating novel How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, it tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by a large and powerful American oil company. Pipeline spills have rendered farmlands infertile. Children are dying from drinking toxic water. Promises of clean up and financial reparations to the villagers are made--and ignored. The country's government, led by a corrupt, brazen dictator, exists to serve its own interest. Left with few choices, the people of Kosawa decide to fight the American corporation. Doing so will come at a steep price. Told through multiple perspectives and centered around a fierce young girl named Thula who grows up to become a revolutionary, Joy of the Oppressed is a masterful exploration of what happens when the reckless drive for profit, coupled with the ghosts of colonialism, comes up against one village's quest for justice--and a young woman's willingness to sacrifice everything for the sake of her people's freedom"--
Subjects: Ecofiction.; Political fiction.; Audiobooks.; Corporations; Environmental degradation; Oil spills; Villages;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Heat. by Obiora, Samuel,film director.; Ogbonna, Ik,actor.; Okoye, Oge,actor.; Nwaefuna, Uche,actor.; Destinations Flag (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ik Ogbonna, Oge Okoye, Uche NwaefunaOriginally produced by Destinations Flag in 2022.A woman falls in love with her friend's brother, despite telling herself not to, and her friend, feeling used, does everything she can to stop it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--Africa.; Motion pictures--Nigeria.;
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Cashing Feelings. by Alexmoore, Uche,film director.; Lugo Touitou, Ben,actor.; Idemudia, Etinosa,actor.; Tyler Ekanem, John,actor.; Destinations Flag (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Lugo Touitou, Etinosa Idemudia, John Tyler EkanemOriginally produced by Destinations Flag in 2023.A wealthy young woman finds herself entangled with a charming scammer, but her loyal and resourceful chef and personal assistant try to thwart the scammer's plans.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Motion pictures--Africa.; Motion pictures--Nigeria.;
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In pursuit of disobedient women : a memoir of love, rebellion, and family, far away / by Searcey, Dionne,author.;
"In 2015, Dionne Searcey was covering the economy for The New York Times, living in Brooklyn with her husband and three young children. Saddled with the demands of a dual-career household and motherhood in an urban setting, her life was in a rut. She decided to pursue a job as the paper's West Africa bureau chief, landing with her family in Dakar, Senegal, where she found their lives turned upside down. They struggled to figure out how they fit into this new region, and their new family dynamic where she became the main breadwinner flying off to work as her husband stayed behind to manage the home front. In Pursuit of Disobedient Women follows Searcey's sometimes harrowing, sometimes rollicking experiences as she works to get Americans to pay attention to the region during the rise of Trump. She is gone from her family for sometimes weeks at a time, often risking her safety while covering stories like Boko Haram-conscripted teen girl suicide bombers or young women in small villages shaking up social norms by getting out of bad marriages. Ultimately, Searcey returns home to reconcile with skinned knees and school plays that happen without her and a begrudging husband thrown into the role of primary parent. Life, for Searcey, as with most of us, is a balancing act. She weaves a tapestry of women living at the crossroads of old-fashioned patriarchy and an increasingly globalized and connected world. The result is a deeply personal and highly compelling look into a modern-day marriage and a world most of us have barely considered"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Searcey, Dionne.; New York times.; Journalists; Work and family; Reporters and reporting; Reporters and reporting; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mandela [videorecording] : long walk to freedom / by Chadwick, Justin.; Elba, Idris.; Harris, Naomie,1976-; Mandela, Nelson,1918-2013.Long walk to freedomVideorecording.; Pheto, Terry.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa.A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen 1.77:1.
Subjects: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Apartheid; Biographical films.; Civil rights workers; Feature films.; Historical films.; Presidents;
© c2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Last train to Zona Verde : my ultimate African safari / by Theroux, Paul.;
A memoir about Paul Theroux and his journeys to Nambia, Angola and South Africa.LSC
Subjects: Theroux, Paul; Theroux, Paul; Theroux, Paul;
© c2013., McClelland & Stewart,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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