Amie has no idea of the dangers she’ll face as she sets out to find the child she lost in Togodo when the civil war erupted. She finds herself alone in the bush with only her wits to protect her against Africa’s wildlife and a terrorist organization with international connections.
She meets up with friends old and new but, who can she trust? One of them is not telling her the truth. The … The witch doctor predicts her future but can Amie believe what she says?
A fast paced adventure story set against the background of the Dark Continent.
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What a storyteller Lucinda E Clarke is! I see others reviewers have said the same and I can only confirm and endorse it. Amie and the Child of Africa is a terrific page turner from the start and I was completely swept along by the action and the adventure. In fact, I could hardly put it down and finished it in just a few evenings.
The story follows that of Book 1 and I would definitely recommend reading that first to understand why this book begins with Amie and her husband and friends camping out in the African Bush. Having survived a violent coup in Apatu, Togodo, a period of isolation in the African bush where she had to fend for herself and the realisation that her husband has been working as a spy, Amie now discovers that Angelina, the little African girl of whom she became so fond at an AIDS orphanage, has been kidnapped by fundamentalist terrorists of the Boco Haram persuasion. Amie and the Child of Africa follows Amie’s attempts to rescue the child and her husband from the terrorists. During the adventures, she has to cope with Shalima, a feisty, somewhat loud-mouthed and annoying teenager from Birmingham, a real foil to Amie’s decency. She also meets up with characters from the first book: Ben, her former film production assistant and the charming teacher of the AIDS orphanage, Mrs Motzwezi, who are also very much involved in the crazy races across the African bushveld.
Amie is no typical heroine in that she is really reluctant to put herself in so much danger, but her love for Angelina and her husband spur her on. This is a great action adventure story and Ms Clarke describes the African setting beautifully. I lived in S. Africa myself for many years and find her descriptions of the towns and the people completely authentic. If one occasionally has to suspend belief at times, well that is all part of an action adventure novel and in this case, with this book, it is quite easy to do. Topical, insightful and beautifully in context, I enjoyed this book even more than the first. Highly recommended!
Excitement and intrigue from start to finish. The deeper in trouble Amie got, the more I had difficulty putting the story down. She gets loved ones back only to lose them and she has to fight to get the back again. There are several plot twists I didn’t see coming. The book will keep you on a roller coaster ride, wondering what is going to happen next and how it all will end. And you’re in store for a chilling ending to this exciting book.
This is book number two in the Amie series. Politics and war mix to give enough tension all around. Amie who sets off to find the child she was fostering before the shit hit the fan.
She finds herself against a terrorist organization that has ties all over the world. Who to trust? Especially when her husband casually informs her that he is a spy, and therefore, in all likeliness, the danger will be all around them.
Tension a plenty to make the reader want to turn the pages as soon as possible. Very well written work of fiction where Africa is brought to life as a participant to the story. You can’t start the reading and expect to take a break for lunch once you start to read no way Charlie can’t put it down.
Well, paced and spellbinding. You’ll see yourself flipping furiously pages. When you think that everything is finally coming to a resolve