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The Angels Weep

The Ballantyne Series, Book 3

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The Angels Weep

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Elliot Chapman
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About this listen

The Angels Weep is the third best-selling book in Wilbur Smith's Ballantyne Novels - an epic exploration into the dark past of colonial Africa.

At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims and stocked their farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills, the Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever - and etch for them the same tragic legacy for generations to come....

The dramatic story of the Ballantynes concludes in The Leopard Hunts in Darkness.

©2018 Wilbur Smith (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Africa Angels Weep

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"Raw experience, grim realism, history and romance welded with mystery and the bewilderment of life itself." (Library Journal)
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Smiths writing has you screaming for a character and then feeling sick with despair. A dark, thrilling and melancholic tale of a fight for survival, revenge and power. The Ballantynes’ could have been as great as the Courtney’s. It’s a sign when you hate the author for what he does to the characters, that it is an exceptionally great narrative.

Raw and spellbinding.

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Once again Wilbur Smith smashes it with a compelling story. It is part of a series but could quite easily be a stand alone book as there is a background given to each of the main characters. His descriptive style and the excellent performance by Elliot Chapman brings the whole thing to life.

Another winner

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Top notch, hot stuff! Excellent story line, great credible, bewildering characters, a worthwhile read and bewitching listen. A great piece of writing for anyone who likes historical fiction. Thank you and goodnight

Marvelous story telling wicked stuff

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I loved the book, and found it made me sad. I was born there and know that much of it is based on facts. The narration spoilt it for me as the pronunciation of many of the Afrikaans words grated! I found myself shouting out correcting many times the word ‘kopje’ which is pronounced like ‘copy’. Matopos has the stress on the second syllable, not the first, so this also irritated me since both these words are used many times throughout the book. Elliot Chapman reads with a very English accent which didn’t sound great and his attempts at the Afrikaans and native accents were poor. It does spoil an otherwise great book. I will be listening to the next book with gritted teeth!

Love Wilbur Smith

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I loved every word of this.I just couldn't put it down. This his guy just gets better and better. Next book please.

Very very good 👍👍👍

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