num_pages: 344
description: Inspired by true events, Robert Grandcourt weaves a tale of shipwrecks, kidnappings, love, heroism, tragedy and injustice among the palms of the Seychelles. Set in the tumultuous years following the French Revolution and stretching through the first half of the Nineteenth century, Beyond the Horizon tells the story of Yaya the slave, Alfred her son and his clandestine lover Geneviève Brisard, the idealist daughter of a slaver captain. A tale of determination, hope and triumph against all the odds, the book is a courageous account of events that have resonated down the generations and done much to shape the present character of these idyllic islands.
title: Beyond the Horizon
publisher: Sirandan Books