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Spicer, Andrew (2012). "Rethinking Authorship in Film: The Struggle for Creative Control between Michael Klinger (Producer) and Wilbur Smith (Writer)". University of York . Retrieved 18 October 2021. Smith's second published novel was The Dark of the Sun (1965), a tale about mercenaries during the Congo Crisis. Film rights were sold to George Englund and MGM and it was filmed in 1968 starring Rod Taylor. [22] Smith dedicated his books to her until she died from brain cancer in 1999, following a six-year illness. [43] Smith said: The truth was, it had been Constance who first heard about the dancers, and Constance whose curiosity had insisted they try to peek in. But Theo would not betray her. There was still a chance she might have escaped unseen.
It is so good to see you,’ she exclaimed. She brushed a strand of grey hair from his temple. ‘What is this? It seems like only yesterday it was your father standing on this beach, after we had defeated that monster Zayn al-Din.’ Constance’s green eyes sparkled. ‘I dare you,’ she said. ‘They say the nautch dancers are the most beautiful women in the world. You will be of age, soon. Are you not curious to see the mysteries of the feminine form?’ BOOK 19 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM GLOBAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH. BOOK 3 IN THE TIGER'S PREY SEQUENCE. Meridew tried to catch Mansur’s eye. ‘If you and I could discuss this in private – between gentlemen, as it were.’
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He knew there had once been a battle in this bay. His grandfather, Jim, and his great-grandfather Tom had fought in it almost forty years ago. Rob had heard the stories so often he could recite them by heart. How the Caliph of Oman had brought his fleet to punish the Courtneys, and how Tom had lured those ships into the bay only to burn them to the waterline with heated shot. For years the skeletons of the sunken fleet had lurked in the bay like ancient monsters. But storms and tides had done their work, and the timbers had slipped out to sea or been washed ashore to be burned as firewood. The battle was disappearing from memory. When his grandparents died, it would be no more than a legend. She tugged on his belt. Theo resisted, but Constance was stubborn. She grabbed his ankle and pulled it from under him. Verity read the expression on his face. She rose. ‘I should see that Constance is alright. I hope she has not been disturbed by all the commotions and Theo’s foolishness this evening.’ Cornish studied him. He could read the look on the boy’s face, the same yearning he had felt himself at that age.
Meridew took the offer for what it was – a bribe. ‘I daresay you know best how to discipline your own children,’ he muttered. None of them noticed Theo. Their gazes were fixed on a troupe of dancing girls swaying and spinning in time with the music. They wore saris, like Constance, yet theirs were made of a cloth so fine it was almost transparent. But the lure of the sea was irresistible. He released her, kissed her on the cheek, and loaded the sword and the money into the waiting canoe. Louisa pushed him off, wading into the water in her nightdress until he was clear. He paddled out to the ship with strong, confident strokes.It was hard to imagine the twinkle-eyed old man he had known as the amazing adventurer he had heard about. Govender, Prega (10 July 2011). "Love story with no fairy-tale end". Sunday Times, South Africa . Retrieved 13 October 2021. The Burning Shore (1985), filmed as Burning Shore (1991) starring Isabelle Gélinas, Derek de Lint and Jason Connery
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