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Golden Fox

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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Summary

It was in Mexico that he first learnt how to exploit his extraordinary good looks and to develop his natural winning ways with women. By the age of 17 his companions had nicknamed him 'The Golden Fox', and his reputation as an irresistible lover was established.  

A country in conflict. A family torn apart. 

Isabella, Shasa Courtney's beloved daughter, enjoys all the freedoms London in the '60s can offer. So when a beautiful, charming man appears and sweeps her off her feet, why would she resist? But her lover is no simple admirer - he is Ramon de Santiago y Machado, a KGB operative known as Golden Fox, and his mission is to recruit her as an agent and uncover her father's secret business dealings.  

With this knowledge, Ramon and his comrades plan to end white rule in Africa, whatever the cost. Isabella must make a choice about who she will betray - her father and her country or her son and the man she loves.... 

A Courtney Series adventure - book 5 in the Burning Shore sequence.

©2018 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

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Another great Courtney novel.....but!

Another great adventure story by Wilbur. Eight books into this series and I just wish there could be a bit of character variation. For example the females charachters all have "perfect breasts with rose coloured nipples that point at the moon". Just for once couldn't they have one tat bigger than the other with inverted nipples that Henry the Hoover couldn't rectify? The males are invariably "the most handsome man you have ever seen with golden hair and a stomach you can iron on". Couldn't They just for once have a bit of a beer belly and hair that stuck up at the back? They would be more relatable and we wouldn't think any less of them for it. The same descriptions for different characters get a bit samey.

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What a shame

Does not compare with the others in the series. No adventure. Very little action. Boring and derivative political drama.

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Thrilling but chilling

As someone who has lived in South Africa for 75 years the Courtney series has brought back memories of the recent history of my country. So much of these books is based on real people and events.
Vicky Ghama is so obviously based on Winnie Mandela.

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Another classic from Wilbur Smith

I literally couldn't put this down and finished it in 3 days. This is probably my second favourite of his books after Eagle in the Sky.

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A tad over the top

Golden Fox isn’t one of the best of the Courtney series. It’s the first to have left me with a nasty hint of racism. Previously I felt that Wilbur Smith was simply and truthfully reflecting South African and colonial attitudes of the period. With this book I felt that at times the racism felt gratuitous.
Sean Barrett’s portal of African voices is generally good but Niki’s child’s voice sounded grotesque to me.

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Another great adventure

Came to the Courtney story late in life thought this chapter very well written enjoyable

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Eighth and last Book

I have loved all the books in the series. this was to me the most terrifying one

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brilliant listen. totally captivating.

loved this novel. totally immerse yourself and find your imagination take you to the depths of this beautifully spoken novel. superb.

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As a South African born in 1970 living in Mongolia

I have always been a bit sniffy about Wilbur Smith however to embark on this series during the pandemic here in Outer Mongolia thousands of miles from home has been quite simply .. incredible. My own family had a chrome mining business north of the Limpopo and the memories of stories told and blasts from the past like Zoo Lake, The Carlton Hotel where father used to take me for ice cream after we visited The JSE.
The historical context has filled in so much of my embarrassingly absent South African history and I feel enriched for it. Absolutely fantastic to listen to on -39’ evenings. Looking forward to the next books in the series with embarrassment at my sniffiness about Mr Smith as an author.

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Good book, narration not always clear

Another great Wilbur Smith story, just spoilt by the narration being muffled and difficult to hear at times.

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