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J. M. Ledgard
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Language
English
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A hostage and a deep-sea scientist recall their romance in this "strange, intelligent, gorgeously written" novel about love, oceans, lust, and terror (New York Magazine). In a room with no windows on the coast of Africa, an Englishman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Posing as a water expert to report on al-Qaeda activity in the area, he now faces extreme privation, mock executions, and forced marches through the arid badlands of...
Author
Language
English
Description
From the author of Submergence comes a digital-original triptych of essays that examine humanity in the modern age.
Terra Firma Triptych begins in a wilderness in South Sudan. J. M. Ledgard is there in search of a still point, untouched by humankind-a goal complicated by the contingent of armed rangers accompanying him. Next, a trip through Rwanda-taking a borrowed car toward crocodile-infested lakes near the border with Burundi-a road trip that...
