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Echoes from the Past

The Brigandshaw Chronicles, Book 1

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Echoes from the Past

By: Peter Rimmer
Narrated by: Alex Bhat
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A sweeping African saga of family, conflict, and the land that shapes them.

England, 1887. When seventeen-year-old Sebastian Brigandshaw is cast out by his domineering father, he is exiled to southern Africa—an untamed land on the edge of change.

Under the mentorship of Tinus, a seasoned Boer hunter, Sebastian learns to survive the bush, navigate a divided society, and carve out a life far from the world that rejected him. But Africa is a place of shifting loyalties: British ambition, Boer resilience, and the struggles of indigenous peoples collide as the Boer War draws near.

As tensions rise and the continent is pulled towards conflict, Sebastian is drawn into a story far larger than himself—one that tests his courage, reshapes his identity, and binds him to a land he comes to love as fiercely as those who call it home.

Rich in historical detail and unforgettable characters, Echoes from the Past brings southern Africa’s landscapes, cultures, and conflicts vividly to life. It is an epic tale of survival, legacy, and the enduring power of the human spirit.

Perfect for listeners of Wilbur Smith, Ken Follett, and sweeping frontier sagas, this is historical fiction that feels lived-in, immersive, and deeply moving.

Begin the unforgettable journey today.

©2015 Peter Rimmer (P)2022 Heather Stretch
Action & Adventure Historical Fiction Fiction Africa War

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If you like Wilbur Smith you will love Peter Rimmer's stories. Written with love and understanding of the African bush and all its Peoples. Hooked into the plot and characters within the first 10 minutes of listening. m narrator needs to work on his Afrikaans accent and pronounciation of Afrikaans names, but that can be easily overlooked by the gripping saga.

A wonderful story of the complexities of Africa

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As I grew up in Rhodesia and lived and worked in South Africa I found this book to be so accurate both in the Fauna and historical descriptions. The Afrikaaners/Boers came to life as I know them so well. The native people were real and creditable. Many authors often lack in their characteristions in SA contexts. This book is a welcome exception. However, the narration was let down by poor pronounciations of place names and Afrikaans words which grated somewhat.

Very accurate storytelling of founding of Rhodesia

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I got lost a couple of times but kept with it to the end. I enjoyed it enough to finish it but not enough to get the next book in the series.

Not bad

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While being a fun story it falls quite well short of Wilbur Smith...and I found the narration a little irritating as there was little definition between chapters

Good Africa story

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This is a story about the Boers and the British at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, an era that I have not read much about. At first the narrator annoyed me but I soon got used to his way of speaking and became engrossed in the book
The big problem is that this is book 1 of the Brigandshaw chronicles so one would expect Audible to have the next book and indeed all the books in the series but frustratingly although the other books exist they are not included in Audible. Why start a series and then leave listeners hanging?

Gripping story line

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