The Lion Mountains
Reeks: Faraway Lands
M L Eaton
- Pounding
- with
- the
- vibrancy
- of
- African
- colour
- and
- music,
- occasionally
- sad,
- but
- always
- engaging,
- this
- is
- a
- story
- that
- captures
- the
- heart.
It
- is
- 1956.
- Eight
- year
- old
- Melanie
- travels
- to
- Sierra
- Leone
- with
- her
- parents.Swiftly
- enthralled
- by
- the
- primeval
- power
- of
- this
- beautiful
- African
- country
- and
- its
- people,
- she
- soon
- discovers
- that
- intrigue
- and
- danger
- lurk
- beneath
- its
- apparently
- carefree
- exterior.
- Understanding
- with
- a
- child's
- innocence
- and
- intuition,
- Melanie
- learns
- of
- the
- similarities
- and
- links,
- but,
- above
- all,
- the
- bonds
- of
- friendship
- that
- exist
- between
- people
- of
- different
- races."This
- is
- a
- wonderfully
- evocative
- book,
- which
- contains
- such
- vivid
- descriptions
- of
- the
- sights,
- sounds
- and
- smells
- of
- Sierra
- Leone
- in
- the
- 1950s
- that
- you
- feel
- you
- are
- there.
- Seen
- through
- a
- child's
- eyes,
- the
- characters
- have
- a
- charm
- which
- is
- very
- engaging,
- although
- the
- puzzlement
- of
- a
- child
- trying
- to
- understand
- the
- dynamics
- of
- adult
- relationships
- is
- touched
- on.
- There
- is
- also
- a
- darkness
- lurking
- in
- the
- idyllic
- setting,
- which
- brings
- an
- air
- of
- menace.
- A
- very
- entertaining
- read,
- I
- wholeheartedly
- recommend
- this
- book."
- Reader's Review
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