From Under A Mango Tree
R235.00
This is a story of Africa through good times and difficult. The love for its people and the land, blended with the adventures of a legendary dog, Spike, make it one of the best to come out of Africa in many years.
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“This story based on actual events is authentic, powerful, achingly beautiful and sad, and often brutal. The landscape is vast, which Alan Fagan paints with care and emotion. His compassion and respect for the indigenous people is evident as is his deep love for his dog, Spike. This book is a must-read.”
In 1901, 14-year-old Cornelius Engelbrecht and his coloured friend trekked on a wagon train from Lydenburg, South Africa, to Gatooma, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). The events of that journey were thrilling, sometimes horrifying. His memories are vivid and he shares them with his son, Jan, under the family’s large mango tree.
While growing up Jan forms a deep and lasting friendship with Runako, whose father Wilson works on the small farm where he teaches both boys bush lore. They enjoy many adventures together and Jan is drawn increasingly to his life’s purpose, which is to protect animals from poachers and villagers from rogue animals, while Runako moves towards the liberation of Rhodesia. Jan and his legendary dog, Spike, along with his faithful companion, Humpy, accompany him on expeditions throughout the Zambezi Valley that are both exciting and often life-threatening.
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| Weight | 554 g |
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| Dimensions | 22.8 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm |
| Cover: | Softcover |
| Published By: | Quickfox Publishing |
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Jackie Rens –
My cousin gifted me this book and it truly is a delectable read!
FROM UNDER A MANGO TREE is based on a true story, telling of the trek in 1901 from South African to Rhodesia, adventures through the Zambezi valley and life-long friendships (both human and animal) made along the way.
Not only is Alan Fagan a most exquisite weaver of words but his love for Africa and his deep connection with all creatures that inhabit it, is tangible and so sensitively captured in this moving novel. The story is both brutal and beautiful and I can’t put it down! Like a delicious meal: I want to gobble it all up at once yet also savour every bite to make it last!
If ever Bryce Courtenay and Olive Schreiner had a love child, Alan Fagan would be it!