num_pages: 672
description: In The Angels Weep by Wilbur Smith, on a continent of breathtaking beauty and bitter suffering, two vastly different cultures clashed, mingled, and recoiled. Here, amidst mist-shrouded mountains and gold-studded plateaus, ancient tribesmen lived close to the earth, as white men dug fortunes out from beneath them and laid plans for a new civilization. Out of Southern Africa the enigmatic Cecil Rhodes built an empire in the late 1800s and attracted the brightest and bravest of a generation--including a remarkable far-flung family named Ballantyne. But for the natives, another day was a day of retribution... From a courageous woman doctor to a fierce, one-eyed slave trader turned soldier, the whites of Africa were buffeted by two horrific waves of war. And just when a bloody peace seemed possible, the seeds of future turmoil were sown …
language: English
title: The Angels Weep
titlecomplete: The Angels Weep (The Ballantyne Novels, #3)
characters: Ralph Ballantyne
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Historical, Africa, Novels, Suspense, Historical Romance, Action, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 3926
series: Ballantyne
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks