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Set in the backdrop of Africa’s rich and flawless beauty this book evocates the insatiability and excessive desire for wealth and power and the endless strive towards it. It portrays Africa as a colossal diamond site with more diggers than diamonds.
It indicates the callousness and voracity of the people during the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Here’s a prologue –
Jamie McGregor – an 18-year-old boy from Scotland who sails to Africa with no more than a dream and a handful of money. He finds a truckload of diamonds, cheats death twice and establishes an empire Kruger-Brent ltdthat he hopes would one day own the world.
David Blackwell – a young American who works for Jamie and the truest person in the world. Also the love interest for little Kate – Jamie McGregor’s only daughter.
Kate Blackwell – a true McGregor, she has the constitution of a lion and a wit to match with it. Strikingly beautiful, presumptuous and swashbuckling and ravenousness to own the world.
Eve Blackwell – Kate’s granddaughter. A sly saddest but incredibly attractive. She anticipates to own the company and overrule it. Her dream is not far from reach until her Kate discovers eve’s shortcomings.
Alexandra Blackwell – She is exceptionally beautiful. A gifted young woman and Kate’s only hope until she admits she has no anticipation of running the company.
Robert Blackwell – the last of the Blackwell clan. Though he is just 8 year’s old Kate has a lot in store for him….
Told by the world’s master storyteller, this book has sold over a 250 million copies worldwide. A fast-paced page-turner that will not let you down. Sydney Sheldon makes everyone of his plots exceptional and he has weaved in some of the most startling twists in this book. He is without doubt the master of storytelling and the tools of his trade are simple language, stirring plots and characters that seem to become a part of your life.