A novel about a crucial but little-known period in Congo's short history. Granted its independence in 1960, it suddenly became the focus of Cold War politics as Russia and the USA competed to gain influence over its vast mineral resources.
"It is 1961 and General de Gaulle has returned to lead France as the war in Algeria reaches its climax"
Justine and her close friend Ka work for the Paris fashion house of Schiaparelli in the early fifties, when French haute couture is bursting with glamour and intrigue. Each has a reason for making a lot of money rapidly.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 14.0px; font: 10.0px 'Hoefler Text'}Silence in the Desert is a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Working as a courier for an escape line over the Pyrenees early in the Second World War, Francoise is approached by the British Secret Service. Is what they propose - involving leaving her family and entering the lethal game of wartime espionage - reasonable for a young woman only two years after finishing her schooldays in Bordeaux?
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