A book by Clive Parker-Sharp based on the true life accounts of
Nina Brem-Wilson (laced with her inimitable wit), the diaries of
her Grandfather Thomas, and interviews with Thomas's sons. The Box
is beautiful, bound in leather with raised designs of jungle
scenes, elephants' eyes bejeweled with precious stones,
hand-crafted in a far away African village. Brought to England it
becomes a legacy passed through three generations. To open The Box
is to unleash an unput-downable bumpy ride of sex, betrayal,
zealotry, larceny, and fanaticism. Were Thomas Brem-Wilson and his
family blighted, never able to regain the status and glory of their
ancestors? Is The Box cursed? A revealing portrait of an African
businessman arriving in England and thrown into Victorian high
society. Controversy surrounds this black man s marriage to white
Jewish music-hall starlet Ettie Cinders, but behind his dandy
persona lay religious and erotic obsessions. In his quest for
salvation he embarks on a pilgrimage to the vast Zion City sect in
Chicago, but it could be his ruin. Thomas Brem-Wilson s family
deals with the fallout of his legacy. The inventive lives of his
mixed-race offspring expose a Bingo empire, East End gangsters, and
two nerve-racking high court trials. His granddaughter Nina
Brem-Wilson takes The Box back to Ghana in 1975 retracing Thomas s
steps in a fantastical hunt for land and Gold mines. Nina s
character alters, and the now dusty and battered Box s tired hinges
may once again open for downfall or redemption
General
Imprint: |
Strand Publishing UK
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
February 2012 |
Authors: |
Clive Parker-Sharp
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Dimensions: |
211 x 147 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-907340-15-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Erotic fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-907340-15-7 |
Barcode: |
9781907340154 |
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