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Ladysmith
Ladysmith
Author: Giles Foden
From the author of the Whitbread Award?winning The Last King of Scotland, comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war. — The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. For four long months bread is thicken...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375708374
ISBN-10: 0375708375
Publication Date: 8/14/2001
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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This is the second novel by the writer of The Last King of Scotland. The year is 1899, and Boer forces have surrounded the small South African town of Ladysmith. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in, waiting for rescue. But General Buller's relief column can't break through ...


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