num_pages: 640
description: A Sparrow Falls, another gripping installment in Wilbur Smith's Courtney Family Adventure seriesMark Anders grew up on eight thousand acres of African land that bore his family name. Then he fought in Europe's Great War and, upon returning to his ancestral home, he saw savagery unlike any other….In Africa, Mark's family estate has been despoiled. His grandfather has died under mysterious circumstances. And he has inherited a murderous enemy--the rogue scion of the powerful Courtney clan--in an altogether new kind of war.Now, Mark will make a fateful choice between two women. Journey into the wilderness to uncover his grandfather's fate. Find his way through battles raging between fathers and sons, generals and politicians, and nature and man. In an age of violent conflict, Mark Anders will live or die for justice--and his fight will echo across a country he always loved….
language: English
title: A Sparrow Falls
titlecomplete: A Sparrow Falls (Courtney publication, #3; Courtney chronological, #16)
characters: Storm Courteney, Sean Courteney, Mark Anders
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Africa, South Africa, Novels, War, Action, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 8937
places: South Africa
series: Courtney chronological order, Courtney publication order
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks