by Peter Rimmer
Mr and Mrs Pringle — Albert's parents
Tina Pringle — Albert's sister
Edward, Walter, Billy and Maggie — Albert's other siblings
The Oosthuizens
Barend — Son of Tinus and Alison, and Harry's childhood friend
Tinus — Barend's father (deceased) central character from Echoes from the Past
Alison — Barend's mother
Katinka (Tinka) — Barend's sister
Other Principal Characters
Jack Merryweather — Wealthy but bored friend of Robert and Harry
Sallie Barker — Beautiful friend and business partner of Albert
Lily White (Ramsbottom) — Jack Merryweather's one-time mistress and whorehouse madam
Doris Barker (Mrs Barker) — Sallie's self-seeking, intractable mother
Jared and Sara Wentworth — Friends of Robert, Harry and Jack
Mervyn (Fishy) Braithwaite — Sara Wentworth's fiancé
Ernest Gilchrist — Cousin to Mrs Barker and Sallie
Fay Wheels — Jack's gypsy mistress
Glossary
Baas — A supervisor or employer, especially a white man in charge of coloured or black people
Bittereinder — A faction of Boer guerrilla fighters resisting the forces of the British Empire in the later stages of the second Boer War
Board School — An elementary school established by Britain in 1870
Consols — A name given to certain British government bonds (gilts) first used in 1751 (originally short for consolidated annuities)
Kopje — Afrikaans for a small hill in a generally flat area
Loop — Afrikaans word for walk
Potboiler — A creative piece of work written by a reporter for the sole purpose of making a living
Rondavel — A westernised version of the African-style hut
Shingle — A small signboard
Veld — Afrikaans word for open, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa
Very Light — A flare fired into the air from a pistol for signalling or for temporary illumination
About Peter Rimmer
Peter Rimmer was born in London, England, and grew up in the south of the city where he went to school. After the Second World War, and aged eighteen, he joined the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of pilot officer before aged nineteen. At the end of his national service he sailed for Africa to grow tobacco in what was then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe.
The years went by and found him in Johannesburg founding an insurance brokering company. Over two percent of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange were clients of Rimmer Associates. He opened companies in the United States of America, Australia and Hong Kong and travelled extensively between the branches.
Peter Rimmer now lives a reclusive life in his beloved Africa, writing his books.
Also by Peter Rimmer
"Cry of the Fish Eagle"
"Vultures in the Wind"
"Bend with the Wind"
The Brigandshaw Chronicles:
"Echoes from the Past" (Book 1)
Connect with Peter Rimmer
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Copyright
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and events portrayed in it, while at times based on historical figures and events, are the work of the author's imagination.
Published by Kamba Publishing, United Kingdom
Second Edition published July 2016
Copyright © Peter Rimmer 2016
Peter Rimmer asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
Book Cover Design
Cover Design by Hakim Julizar
Thatched farmhouse photograph courtesy of J.H. MacKeown
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