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 | Lost in Africa by Stuart Ford | Reviewed by Alice Klein | |
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| Publisher: Wings ePress
http://www.wings-press.com ISBN: 1590886518 Genre: Fiction Subgenre: Adventure Release date: March 2005 Format: Trade paperback/ebook Pages: 324 Price: $10.95 paperback approx; not finalized | |||
| I normally don’t like novels with sad endings. In fact, I generally avoid them like the plague. As soon as I read the first few pages of Lost in Africa by Stuart Ford, the letter to his mother and father, I knew I was in trouble. So I grabbed my handy box of tissues and kept on reading.
The story line and the interesting writing style, along with well-developed characters, hooked me within the first chapter. I met and was conquered by a trio of characters determined to live life to the fullest. James, the stepfather (called S.D.), wanted to show his family the other love of his life -- Africa. Emma, his wife, showed courage and strength throughout the darkest of days. The thirteen year old daughter, Sammie, grew from sullen child to young adult through the pages of this spellbinding book. Along with the Masai warrior and guide, Vincent, and Andrew, a courageous white African from Zimbabwe with a need for revenge of his own, this novel moves quickly to its sad, but enlightening, bittersweet conclusion. Enthralling is the word that comes to mind. Whether it was holding your breath when the kidnapping took place, smiling at the love between this family of three or cheering on rescue efforts, the characters of this well-written effort will hold you in the palm of their hands. You’ll find yourself holding your breath more than once and driven to both extremes of laughter and tears. Overall, this is a four "hankie" book. It once again proves that what might be lovely -- in this case Africa -- can also be deadly. As the author proclaims throughout the book, AWA (Africa wins again). Kudos for an electrifying journey into the soul of Africa. | |||
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