The Burning Shore

Wilbur Smith

Sep 2008 · Pan Macmillan

About this ebook

The passionate love of a beautiful French aristocrat for a courageous South African aviator is begun and extinguished in the blazing skies of war-torn France. But Centaine de Thiry is bent on realizing some of the dreams which she and Michael Courtney had shared - and sets out to seek a future for his unborn child in the country of Michael's birth. But in a monumental odyssey of disaster and adventure she must first brave all the combined terrors of war, shipwreck, thirst, fever and the burning vastnesses of Namibia's Skeleton Coast before she sees another living soul . . .

The Burning Shore is the heartfelt and exhilarating story of a woman's indomitable strength in the face of adversity from bestselling author, Wilbur Smith.

Ratings and reviews

I'm an avid Wilbur Smith fan, a truly outstanding read. Have read this one 3 times. Heart felt adventure on every page. Every book of the Courtney series is a winner & this is amongst the best.

This book was additive with it's unique heroine, multiple story lines, action and amazing detail on life in Africa. Highly recommended.

Absolutely brilliant read. Could read it again and again. A Wilbur Smith classic

About the author

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. He became a full-time writer in 1964 after the successful publication of When the Lion Feeds, and has since written over thirty novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His other titles include the successful The Courtneys and The Ballantynes series, and Those in Peril and Vicious Circle, featuring security operative Hector Cross. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages.