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A Fado for the River

Geoffrey Wells

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Description:A Fado for the River by Geoffrey WellsAn historical thriller of political intrigue and moral ambiguity.Gida knew too much: She had a secret that three warring factions wanted. Mozambique was on the verge of revolution, and she knew which ship would be bringing guns into port. She met Raf, a student on vacation. He realizes it’s only a matter of time before the secret police extract her information. She had to vanish, before she “disappeared”. Raf faked her death. They fled across the border. Though still in love the strangers parted, disagreeing about their commitment to the freedom struggle, and promising to see each other again.Loveless years slipped by, until Raf, now an American TV executive is blackmailed accused of murdering Gida. As if destined to be forever caught up in the fado, the shadow song of the Portuguese people, his regret and heartbreak compels him to finally prove he did not murder her.He must find her. The cruel beauty of Gida’s Mozambique life in 1974 uncovers the political intrigue and moral ambiguity of his own past. In the dying embers of the failed Carnation Revolution in Portugal he liberates his own emotional apathy as he searches through her treacherous life as a double agent. _______________________________A Fado for the River is a tense literary thriller that will appeal to readers who loved the moral ambiguities in "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver and "The Constant Gardener" by John le Carré, and the romantic politics in the movie "Out of Africa", based on Karen Blixen's memoir. The novel has the following tropes: Ethical dilemmasShades of greyEspionage thrillerSocial unrestPolitical upheavalTo be lawful or goodGood is not niceSecond chance romanceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Fado for the River. To get started finding A Fado for the River, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Ice Wine Books LLC

Release: 2021

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Description: A Fado for the River by Geoffrey WellsAn historical thriller of political intrigue and moral ambiguity.Gida knew too much: She had a secret that three warring factions wanted. Mozambique was on the verge of revolution, and she knew which ship would be bringing guns into port. She met Raf, a student on vacation. He realizes it’s only a matter of time before the secret police extract her information. She had to vanish, before she “disappeared”. Raf faked her death. They fled across the border. Though still in love the strangers parted, disagreeing about their commitment to the freedom struggle, and promising to see each other again.Loveless years slipped by, until Raf, now an American TV executive is blackmailed accused of murdering Gida. As if destined to be forever caught up in the fado, the shadow song of the Portuguese people, his regret and heartbreak compels him to finally prove he did not murder her.He must find her. The cruel beauty of Gida’s Mozambique life in 1974 uncovers the political intrigue and moral ambiguity of his own past. In the dying embers of the failed Carnation Revolution in Portugal he liberates his own emotional apathy as he searches through her treacherous life as a double agent. _______________________________A Fado for the River is a tense literary thriller that will appeal to readers who loved the moral ambiguities in "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver and "The Constant Gardener" by John le Carré, and the romantic politics in the movie "Out of Africa", based on Karen Blixen's memoir. The novel has the following tropes: Ethical dilemmasShades of greyEspionage thrillerSocial unrestPolitical upheavalTo be lawful or goodGood is not niceSecond chance romanceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Fado for the River. To get started finding A Fado for the River, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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