Storm Tide: The landmark 50th global bestseller from the one and only Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith

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a b c Adams, Tim (3 October 2015). "Wilbur Smith: 'Poor Cecil the lion was going downhill fast – that dentist probably did his pride afavour' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 October 2021. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston's ship as it sails to England.

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Smith was working for his father when he married his first wife, Anne Rennie, a secretary, in a Presbyterian Church on 5 July 1957 in Salisbury, Rhodesia. [36] "We got on well in the bedroom but not outside it", Smith said. "On our honeymoon, I thought: "What have I got myself into?" but resigned myself to it. " [37] There were two children from this marriage, a son, Shaun, was born on 21 May 1958, and then a daughter, Christian. [ citation needed] The marriage ended in 1962. [ citation needed] Smith attended boarding school at Cordwalles Preparatory School in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). [8] While in Natal, he continued to be an avid reader and had the good fortune to have an English master who made him his protégé and would discuss the books Smith had read that week. Unlike Smith's father and many others, the English master made it clear to Smith that being a bookworm was praiseworthy, rather than something to be ashamed of, and let Smith know that his writings showed great promise. He tutored Smith on how to achieve dramatic effects, to develop characters, and to keep a story moving forward. [ citation needed] Hopper, Hedda (30 August 1965). "Africa is Poiter's Choice". The News and Courier. p.3 . Retrieved 24 April 2012.

If you don’t say, I’ll tell Pa you’ve been spooning Liza Hartwell in her barn. He’ll forbid you to ever go again.’ a b Agence France-Presse (14 November 2021). "The Guardian". Bestselling author Wilbur Smith dies aged 88. You clumsy oaf!’ He glanced over his shoulder, though no more shots had been fired. ‘Now you are stranded on the wrong side.’

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From savagery in the savannah to treachery on the high seas or espionage in the Third Reich, find your next Wilbur adventure here. He was so busy staring at the relic he almost missed the movement in the water. The powerful thrust, the ripple of a fin piercing the surface. He looked up to see an enormous fish surging towards him. Wilbur Smith: My Favourite Work is My First Book". The Tossed Salad. 31 January 2012 . Retrieved 22 March 2013. If sons grew up believing everything their fathers told them, the world would never change. He must become his own man – as you did at his age.’ People". The Australian Women's Weekly. 8 December 1976. p.14 . Retrieved 25 January 2015– via National Library of Australia.Interview with Wilbur Smith". 1989. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016 . Retrieved 21 March 2013.

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There was a pause. The members of the Army of the Blood of Liberty stared uncertainly at each other. They had spent months discussing their plan, but now they were ready for action, no one was willing to make the first move. Smith wanted to become a journalist, writing about social conditions in South Africa, but his father's advice to "get a real job" prompted him to become a tax accountant ( chartered accountant). [11]It is a long time,’ Cornish agreed. ‘God rest their souls.’ Tom Courtney had died ten years before, at the great age of ninety-one. His wife, Sarah, had survived him by a day and then she, too, had passed away. They were buried together on the headland at the top of the bluffs, in the red earth of the continent they had made their home. Smith’s father had owned a Tiger Moth during the period when the family was cattle ranching. Smith followed in his footsteps gaining a private pilot's licence in the mid-to-late 1960s, which allowed him to fly all over Africa. However after a bad experience he gave up piloting in 1974. [2] He had homes in London, Bishopscourt in Cape Town, Switzerland and Malta. [46] No.’ Cal’s voice was as stern as their father’s. ‘This is not like when we played at soldiers in the hayfield.’ He tousled his brother’s hair. ‘I don’t want you to get hurt.’ Ng, Magdalen (21 June 2011), "When is an author a cowardly writer?", The Star Malaysia , retrieved 12 October 2021 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.’