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Donderslag
Donderslag
Donderslag
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Donderslag

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Wanneer Sean Courtney, die held van Witwatersrand, van ’n lang jagtog terugkom, loop hy hom vas in die geweld van die Anglo-Boereoorlog, sy broer Garrick se afgunstige haat, ’n volgende geslag kinders wat moeilikheid vir die Courtney-familie voorspel, en – bowenal – Ruth Friedman.
Ruth slaan sy voete skoon onder hom uit. Vurig, jonk en… ’n ander man se vrou. Boonop raak haar man Sean se boesemvriend en beskermling in die oorlog! Die magte van die noodlot voer Sean telkens van hoop tot wanhoop, na oomblikke van glorie en oomblikke van verslaentheid. Deur elke uitdaging dra sy selfgeloof, sy krag en sy ysere wil hom.
Daar is die plaas wat hy probeer vestig; sy seun Dirk se kommerwekkende swakhede; sy wedywering met sy voormalige swaer en nou Boeregeneraal Jan Paulus le Roux; die komplekse verhouding met sy buite-egtelike seun, Michael; sy broer Garrick wat hom links en regs beduiwel; die weerspannige Ruth; en Storm, die dogter wat in hulle ongeoorloofde passie verwek is…
Met ’n paar perfek geplaaste karakters, voer Wilbur Smith die leser meesterlik tot midde-in die Anglo-Boereoorlog se aksie, van beroemde veldslae tot tipiese kleiner skermutselings. Teen die agtergrond van hierdie groot stryd tussen volke, voer Sean ’n persoonlike stryd om oorlewing, om ’n toekoms vir hom en sy geliefdes te bou, en om geluk te vind saam met die vrou vir wie hy lief is.
LanguageAfrikaans
PublisherAdamastor
Release dateNov 1, 2015
ISBN9780795707551
Donderslag
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Wilbur Smith

Described by Stephen King as “the best historical novelist,” WILBUR SMITH made his debut in 1964 with When the Lion Feeds and has since sold more than 125 million copies of his books worldwide and been translated into twenty-six different languages. Born in Central Africa in 1933, he now lives in London.

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