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Tears of the Maasai

By: Frank Coates
Narrated by: David Tredinnick
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 After a disastrous affair, Jack Morgan is at an emotional crossroads. When he's offered a UN posting in Kenya he grabs it, believing time spent on foreign soil will help him forget and move on. But Africa is a land of danger, adventure and temptation, and within weeks of arriving Jack is seduced - by the spectacular Serengeti National Park, the rich Kenyan culture, and a beautiful Maasai woman named Malaika.©2004 Frank Coates. (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing

Editor reviews

Reeling from a doomed relationship, Jack Morgan jumps at the opportunity to take a UN posting in Kenya, where he falls in love with the Serengeti, the vibrant culture of the country, and Malaika, a Maasai who has escaped her painful tribal past to become a proud and self-sufficient woman. Frank Coates' novel is a clash of love, culture, and traditions, delivered with tenderness by David Tredinnick, who also handles a multinational array of accents - from Australian to American to African - with equal aplomb. Tredinnick shines as the lovesick Jack, whose fragile emotional state blossoms into intense passion.

Critic reviews

"Engaging and entertaining." (The Adelaide Advertiser)
"An impressive debut novel." (The Illawarra Mercury)
"Rich with historical detail as well as the sights and sounds of modern-day Africa, Tears of the Maasai is an epic story." (Pittwater Life)

"Coates has a true literary talent for capturing the vastness and grandeur that is Africa. Theatre, film, television and radio actor David Tredinnick's reading is outstanding as he fully voices the numerous characters, both Australian and African. Tredennick's voice also captures extremely well the tension of the political situations." (SoundCommentary)
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A super read. Highly recommended. Excellent story with a wonderful cultural contextualisation of otherwise fictional story.

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