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Cape Town, 1899. Diamond tycoon Cecil Rhodes believes that he has only months to live. Surrounded by a gaggle of handsome, drunken secretaries, h believes that the only thing that can save him is the sound of English birdsong. He recruits Francis Wills, the world's leading expert in birdsong, to transport two hundred birds to Cape Town; but confused by the change of season and hemisphere, they refuse to sing. This is but the first obstacle for Wills, who finds himself irresistibly drawn to intrigue, in a country on the brink of war.
Now available in paperback, this debut novel was one of the discoveries of 1999 and has enough content to satisfy the gay reader as well as the more general reader.
Author: Ann Harries
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