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The Last Maasai Warrior
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An ancient Maasai legend tells of a child born holding a stone in its palm. The story is an ominous warning -- let no one betray the traditions of the tribe. Now, here on the riverbank, is a newborn holding a stone in not one but each of his tiny fists ... In 1904, the...
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An ancient Maasai legend tells of a child born holding a stone in its palm. The story is an ominous warning -- let no one betray the traditions of the tribe. Now, here on the riverbank, is a newborn holding a stone in not one but each of his tiny fists ... In 1904, the British government promised the Maasai control of their traditional lands -- for so long as they shall exist as a people. Seven years later, that promise is broken, and the Maasai must choose between war with a powerful enemy and a perilous trek
to the land allocated them by the government. Ole Sadera has risen from village scapegoat to leadership of his people. Now, they look to him for answers, while he struggles with betrayal and rapid change -- and his desire for another man's wife. British administrator George Coll arrives in East Africa to face impossible choices of his own. How can he do the job he has been given and stay silent? And how can he ask the woman he loves to share an uncertain future? The Maasai gather to make their historic decision ... and an Empire holds its breath. 'an incredible story, brilliantly told. Frank Coates' latest novel is a blockbuster!' ABC Radio on Roar of the Lion
'robust adventure ... Frank Coates does a fine job suffusing his novel with Eastern Africa's post-war history' The Age on In Search of Africa Two men, an ancient nation ... and an impossible choice
'robust adventure ... Frank Coates does a fine job suffusing his novel with Eastern Africa's post-war history' The Age on In Search of Africa Two men, an ancient nation ... and an impossible choice
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