Leopard At The Door Novel

Bennett is deeply engaged in the unknowability of other people and the scourge of colorism.

Leopard at the door novel. In her second novel leopard at the door british author jennifer mcveigh has cemented her strong penchant for naturalism mcveigh s debut novel the fever tree harbored strong resemblance to w. The scene in which stella adopts her white persona is a tour de force of doubling and confusion. A reader can guess what is coming. My second novel leopard at the door will be published by penguin in 2017.

Praise for leopard at the door a dramatic historical period piece with a harrowing well paced plot. The fever tree was a richard judy bookclub pick. Somerset maugham s the painted veil her protagonist was very similar to somerset s focal character kitty garstin whose initial vanity superficiality and willful naivete aligns with the fever. Mcveigh excels ratcheting tension in the plot and she has a keen eye for the minutiae of everday life in kenya the novel is perfect for cold winter days.

The mau mau were starting to be a threat in kenya and this impacted on our lives in rhodesia to the extent that my father decided that we must go home to england. All this is expertly paced unfurling before the book is half finished. It was quite a primitive existence and leopard at the door brings back so many memories. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel.

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