The Resource Leopard at the door, Jennifer McVeigh
Leopard at the door, Jennifer McVeigh
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The item Leopard at the door, Jennifer McVeigh represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Neshkoro Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Set in Kenya against the fading backdrop of the British Empire, a story of self-discovery, betrayal, and an impossible love. After six years in England, Rachel has returned to Kenya and the farm where she spent her childhood, but the beloved home she'd longed for is much changed. Her father's new companion--a strange, intolerant woman--has taken over the household. The political climate in the country grows more unsettled by the day and is approaching the boiling point. And looming over them all is the threat of the Mau Mau, a secret society intent on uniting the native Kenyans and overthrowing the whites. As Rachel struggles to find her place in her home and her country, she initiates a covert relationship, one that will demand from her a gross act of betrayal. One man knows her secret, and he has made it clear how she can buy his silence. But she knows something of her own, something she has never told anyone. And her knowledge brings her power"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Leopard at the door
- Title
- Leopard at the door
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer McVeigh
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Set in Kenya against the fading backdrop of the British Empire, a story of self-discovery, betrayal, and an impossible love. After six years in England, Rachel has returned to Kenya and the farm where she spent her childhood, but the beloved home she'd longed for is much changed. Her father's new companion--a strange, intolerant woman--has taken over the household. The political climate in the country grows more unsettled by the day and is approaching the boiling point. And looming over them all is the threat of the Mau Mau, a secret society intent on uniting the native Kenyans and overthrowing the whites. As Rachel struggles to find her place in her home and her country, she initiates a covert relationship, one that will demand from her a gross act of betrayal. One man knows her secret, and he has made it clear how she can buy his silence. But she knows something of her own, something she has never told anyone. And her knowledge brings her power"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McVeigh, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6113.C835
- LC item number
- L46 2017
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- British
- Kenya
- Bildungsromans
- Historical fiction
- Label
- Leopard at the door, Jennifer McVeigh
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn956775000
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 392 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399158254
- Lccn
- 2016030856
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)956775000
- a1156141
- Label
- Leopard at the door, Jennifer McVeigh
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn956775000
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 392 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399158254
- Lccn
- 2016030856
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)956775000
- a1156141
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