A Durable Fire

Nine years has passed since three schoolgirls swore an oath to remain loyal friends come what may. Many times their bond has been tested, at times with tragic consequences.

Hannah van der Beer and farm hand Lars prepare to walk down the aisle, but Hannah is already carrying another man's child and they know that trouble lies ahead.

Sarah Mackay, devastated by the murder of her life-long love Piet, tries desperately to lose herself in her conservation work. An encounter with journalist Rabindrah Singh will eventually help her come to terms with her grief.

Camilla Broughton-Smith, now designing her own clothing range, seems firmly established in the London fashion world, but her emotional entanglement with big-game hunter Anthony Chapman will draw her back to Africa.

As the friends try to forge their lives in the sometimes difficult and unpredictable circumstances of a new, independent nation, a dark secret hangs over Langani Farm which threatens their very existence.

The passions and hardships experienced by these unforgettable heroines, united again in their friendship and their love for the country of their childhood, make a magnificent, epic novel.

This superb sequel to Blood Sisters confronts catastrophic loss and delirious happiness, savagery and degradation, limitless beauty, soaring hope and redemption.

About the Author

Barbara and Stephanie Keating grew up in Kenya. One sister now lives in Ireland, the other in France. This is the third novel they have written together.