Blood & Ink
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1783442700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fantastically plotted. A sterling job. Recommended 100%." Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books blog . Gripping, full of excitement, romance and heart-stopping moments. An exciting combination of sweeping romance, adventure, danger and history, and it whizzes by at a galloping speed." INIS "An action-packed but historically significant novel that grips you from beginning to end" Ramblings of an Elfpire Blog "This books chimes with a defiant beat. This is an important book." Books for Keeps "Vital corrective to the frequent misinterpretation of Islam. "Excellent
. He has written for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and the Sunday Times and is the author of several books for young readers. STEPHEN DAVIES spent several years living amongst Fulani herders in Burkina Faso as a missionary
Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained as a warrior for Allah. Television, football, radios, even music, will be banned. Kadija refuses to let go of her former life. An African Romeo and Juliet. They will install a harsh regime of law and tear apart the peaceful world within the mud walls of the city. Tonight, the Islamist rebels are coming for Timbuktu. Blood & Ink is a thrilling story set against the backdrop of the 2012 capture of Timbuktu. Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the sacred manuscripts of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali. Which path will he choose?. And something in her defiance draws Ali to her
Another great teen-thriller! I've read all of Steve Davies' books written for teens and this one is absolutely fantastic! Davies does it again where from his own expertise of living in West-Africa among the nomadic cattle and camel herding Fulani, he bring about this book of historical fiction that intermingles faith, young love, action, suspense, and excitement for the reader all in a chapter!If you've any interest in what you believe life might look like in West-Africa you should read it; you'll become more familiar without noticing that you've read half a book in one sitting.