Beyond the River of Shame
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Beyond the River of Shame

by Ken CzechPublish: Apr 19, 2017Historical Fiction

Book Overview

"One hundred English pounds," bellowed a new bidder in a voice that echoed from the high curve of the dome.

Sam hadn't planned on attending a slave auction. He was, after all, on his way to unravel the riddle of the Nile River's sources. Seeing the beautiful and proud Florie offered on the auction block strikes a chor... d deep within. Sam quickly realizes that his noble attempt to save her presents a dilemma: the scandal will not only destroy his family and reputation in Victorian-era England, but will jeopardize his dreams of fame.

Young Florie von Sass is stunned when British explorer Sam Baker thunders the winning bid for her. Even more shocking is when Sam suddenly abandons her. With the Ottoman governor's slave catchers determined to return her to bondage, Florie desperately follows Sam on a haunting and perilous journey from the savage shores of the Black Sea to the uncharted heart of Central Africa.

Ken Czech's fictionalized account of this true story of Sam Baker and the woman he comes to love follows this unlikely pair into the depths of unknown Africa where they are enmeshed in a struggle against wild beasts, killer diseases, and the horrors of a slave trade that has spread its tentacles to the very headwaters of the Nile. read more

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Kenneth Czech
United States4 Books
Action & Adventure Historical Fiction

BIOGRAPHY
Ken Czech has been teaching and writing about history since the 1970s, and has taught in both secondary schools and in higher education. The author of numerous magazine and scholarly journal articles, his books have won the Minnesota Book Award and the Chicago Public Library Reading Round Table Award. But his love of... history has shifted his focus from non-fiction to writing historical novels. BEYOND THE RIVER OF SHAME, his debut novel, is the fictionalized story of a real Victorian-era hero, Sir Samuel White Baker, and the woman he saves from slavery during his quest to discover the source of the Nile River.

Reviews of BEYOND THE RIVER OF SHAME:

"Fans of ... the Victorian era will find the book a gem." -- HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW

"I read it in one sitting and recommend in highly!" -- Ross, Seyfried, THE DOUBLE GUN JOURNAL

"It's a rollicking read ..." -- Dr. Jim Casada, SPORTING CLASSICS MAGAZINE

Here's a snippet from his second historical novel LAST DANCE IN KABUL (published by Fireship Press): When his superiors ignore his warnings of an impending Afghan insurrection in 1841, Reeve Waterton vows never to return to Kabul. Let the British army of occupation stew in its gruel! But then the ex-army captain rescues strong-willed Sarah Kane from an ambush, and his plans for civilian life and self-preservation unravel around him.

At first Reeve dislikes Sarah as much as she loathes him. She's as impudent and disdainful of authority as he, plus she's betrothed to his bitterest rival. Her flair for getting into trouble confounds him. It's only after Reeve's closest friend is brutally murdered and the Afghan tribes explode in revolt that he and Sarah discover their desperate need for each other.

Winter strikes early. Heavy snows blanket the mountain passes outside Kabul. Blizzards howl and temperatures plummet as tens of thousands of vengeful tribesmen gather to pounce on the retreating British force. Caught in that unfolding crucible of destruction, Reeve and Sarah must rely on their skills, courage, and incipient love just to survive. read more

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Book Detail
Title Beyond the River of Shame
Author Ken Czech
ASIN B06ZYTYSTX
Publish Date 19, Apr 2017
Language English
Page Count 230
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