Fever Tree

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The critically acclaimed debut novel The Fever Tree by Jennifer Mc Veigh a Richard & Judy bookclub pick. 1880 South Africa
- a land torn apart by greed... Frances Irvine left penniless after her father's sudden death is forced to emigrate to the Cape. In this barren country she meets two very different men
- one driven by ambition the other by ideals. When a smallpox outbreak sends her to the diamond mines she is drawn into a ruthless world of greed & exploitation of human lives crushed in the scramble for power. But here
- at last
- she sees her path to happiness. Torn between passion & integrity she makes a choice that has devastating consequences... Place & people come alive in this book.. .a gripping story". (Kim Edwards author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter). "I loved it. It's a beautifully written novel of great feeling". (Rachel Hore best-selling author of The Place of Secrets). " Engrossing emotionally poised & elegantly written
- I absolutely loved it". (Vanora Bennett author of The People's Queen). "A compelling read with a Gone with the Wind feel to it
- I was hooked". (Katharine Mc Mahon author of The Alchemist's Daughter). " An epic story of love deception & courage". (Patricia Wastvedt author of The German Boy). Jennifer Mc Veigh graduated from Oxford University in 2002 with a First in English Literature. She went on to work in film television radio & publishing before giving up her day job to write fiction. She has travelled across East Africa & South Africa often in off-road vehicles driving & camping along the way. The Fever Tree is her first novel."