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A Novel Out of Africa

An enduring love story set against the spectacular backdrop of East and Southern Africa, New York and France, and spanning decades, are the very essence of this remarkable debut novel.

Love, betrayal, passion and death are woven into this romantic novel with exquisite skill. A book to read and to relish. Samantha Ford is destined to become a contemporary romance bestseller with her stories out of Africa.

The love story... A letter, found by her daughter Molly, in an old chest on the island of Zanzibar reveals the secret of Kate Hope’s glamorous but anguished past, and the reason for her sudden and unexplained disappearance. Ten years previously Kate’s lover and business partner, Adam Hamilton, tormented by a terrifying secret he is willing to risk everything for, brutally ends his relationship with Kate. A woman is found murdered in a remote part of Kenya, bringing Tom Fletcher to East Africa to unravel the web of mystery and intrigue surrounding Kate, the woman he loves but hasn't seen for over twenty years.

In Zanzibar, Tom meets Kate’s daughter Molly. With her help he pieces together the last years of her mother’s life and his extraordinary connection to it.

Stories from Africa

When you read this book you will understand that Samantha is a very accomplished writer who describes human feelings only the way a woman can. Love and passion sear through the pages as does a clear indication that she has lived in and experienced love on the continent she adores.

Africa is, of course, that continent and she has demonstrated that she can describe East and Southern Africa in original and evocative terms. She has been on many safaris and observed first hand the lifestyles that she draws upon to write her stories from Africa.

Fiction they may be, but they give you an insight into the lives of the rich and powerful, both at work and at play. This is a book to get lost in, an absorbing story of suspense and intrigue, and one which it is hard to believe is a début novel.

But don't worry Samantha has completed her second novel, The House Called Mbabati, due to be released in June 2016, and has made a start on her third. So if you love this book you will not have too long to wait for another story out of Africa.

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10 May 2015
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XHR9U2W
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1445 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 376 pages

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Samantha Ford is a globetrotter in every sense of the word. Wanderlust courses through her veins. She grew up traveling the world, moving from place to place every few years. As she got older, she continued to move about, settling until restlessness crept in, then picking up and moving on.

However the current circumstances this year put paid to any thoughts of going anywhere!

“I have been traveling since I was a little girl, two years here, two years there – different country, different culture, different languages, different schools – I thought everyone lived like that!

I was nine years old when I first came to Africa, and I fell in love with the wildlife and the people. The bush is a wonderful place to get your balance back in life, to pause and take a breath. The animals don’t care about money or politics or the violence in the world today – they just get on with the business of being animals. They can teach us a lot I think.

I write my stories for people who have the same passion as I do for Africa. Many of my readers have left here to live elsewhere – but I know where their hearts lie…

To be compared with John Gordon Davis and Wilbur Smith, two of the greatest writers out of Southern Africa, makes me feel very humble indeed.”

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Rosemarie Toynbee.

Loved every moment reading this book.

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2022

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Beautifully written. Contrasting story with wonderful locations and characters. Great plot too. It's always so exciting to discover a new author and add them to my family of trusted and favorites. Thank you Samantha

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

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I rarely give a five star review. This book deserves it. I couldn't put it down, not until I neared the end, then I couldn't keep reading. I didn't want it to end! Captivating characters, stunning scenery, well paced and well written. Thankfully there are more books by Samantha Ford to read. Excuse me, I need to go shopping....

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Jan McGlashan

Intrigue, adventure, love and Africa!

Reviewed in Australia on 3 November 2020

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This is my third novel read by Samantha Ford and she never disappoints. A wonderful story weaved around interesting characters and the rich backdrop of Africa takes you on a journey of joy, heartbreak and adventure. I hope there are more to come!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2019

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What a great read from the first page and a few tiers through the whole story. But just a brilliant read

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Geoff Wakefield

A great African read !!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 January 2021

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This is a very good read !!! Exciting interesting ,intriguing and a lovely story ,easy to read and keeps your interest !!!

Reviewed in Australia on 13 November 2020

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My first by this author. Enjoyed this book. Storyline seemed weak at times but it all made sense as you got into the book.

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Jean Illingworth

Enjoyable and intriguing story.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2018

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This book is engaging and keeps the reader in suspense until the end.

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Amazon Customer roger banfield

Weak plot in parts

Reviewed in Australia on 16 March 2021

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A few weak plot shifts

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Totally unrealistic dragging and boring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2022

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Despite all the rave reviews about this book I battled with it. In fact I skipped pages just to get through it. I am the eternal optimist and lived in hope that this "page turner" ....as one review described it .... would in fact live up to the reviews. So I persevered and "turned the pages" in the hopes that it would eventually improve and things would start to happen. But I am now on the last chapter and quite honestly I can't believe that people gave it such good ratings.
The storyline is implausible. An example of this is towards the end when one of the main characters remembers meeting up with another one in a New York store where she worked whilst on her holidays many years before. Who remembers anyone after serving them in a shop many years previously?
Update:
Now that I have finished the book I have not changed my mind about it - the ending was predictable and disappointing.
Dont waste your time or money.

nicholas j sievewright

unputdownable !!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2021

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I'm a bloke, I dont read love stories . . .but . . .I tried this and all i wanted to do was read it and read it. It's not only a love story, it's a wide sweeping tale of Africa and many countries of the continent. I was hooked by how easy to read this book was from the beginning and now I've just finished it I am compelled to write this review and to look for other books by the author. There are no fast car chases, no FBI, CIA or even aliens, just a wonderful story written in an unputdownable style. Give it a go, I believe you won't be disappointed

Mrs. J. L. Osterfield

A page-turner!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2019

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I loved his book! Her descriptions of the East African bush, Zanzibar and Cape Town were so vivid that I could almost feel I was there. The plot has some clever twists and is quite a tear jerker but with a happy ending. It is an ideal holiday read but also for anyone who has lived in Africa I am sure it will evoke so many memories. I could not put this book down. Loved it!

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Leanne McDaid

Addictive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2019

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As a scatterling of Africa I could not put this book down. It had me throughly addicted from page 1. The author describes Africa in such emotive and spine tingling terms it gave me chills. I took this on holiday with me to South Africa and could not put it down. The story had so many clever twists and turns with characters that you get so involved with. The descriptions are so evocative that you literally think you are there and get so involved with the characters and their story. Can’t recommend this enough. Great book and fantastic writing.

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anon

What an adventure!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2022

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Beautiful book. There were so many twists and turns that you cannot predict the ending until the last few pages. If you like romance along with adventure and intrigue then I would recommend this book.

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