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By Pat Shipman
In 1859, at age fourteen, Florence Szász stood sooner than a room choked with males and waited to be auctioned to the top bidder. yet slavery and submission weren't to be her future: Sam Baker, a prosperous English gentleman and eminent adventurer, used to be moved by way of compassion and a right away, overpowering empathy for the younger girl, and braved amazing perils to aid her get away. jointly, Florence and Sam -- whose love might stay passionate and relentless all through their lives -- solid into actually uncharted territory in a wonderful try to get to the bottom of a mysterious and sumptuous enigma known as Africa.
A beautiful success, To the center of the Nile is an unforgettable portrait of an unforgettable girl: a narrative of discovery, bravery, selection, and love, meticulously reconstructed via journals, files, and personal papers, and informed within the inimitable narrative kind that has already gained Pat Shipman resounding overseas acclaim.
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Ja,” chimed in Duleep Singh, irritated and a little anxious. His German was very rudimentary, and he thought if they carried on their conversation in German much longer, it would be tedious. “Where are we going, Sam? What are we going to do with this girl? You know it was the pasha who outbid you; he will surely send men after us. ” He sounded put out at Sam’s recklessness. “I shall leave you off at the hotel,” Sam said, planning their course of action. “Have the servants pack our bags and meet me at the docks, as quickly as possible.
I suppose I was flattered, and I had heard that the Logins, the maharajah’s guardians, wanted him out of England for a while. So I suggested he come with me on a hunting expedition to central Europe this winter. I planned to tour the Balkans, going after bear in Transylvania and wild boar in Serbia, with stops in Frankfurt, Berlin, Vienna, and Buda-Pesth. ” Florence’s eyes grew wide at the thought of all of the places and things they had seen. “I should love to travel like that,” she said. “Geography was my favorite subject in the harem.
He was kinder to me than anyone. ’ ” She got a soft look on her face. “Yes, I saw him,” Sam responded, thinking for a moment of the very real danger they were still in if the pasha caught them. Sam returned to the previous subject. “The elephants of Ceylon aren’t the same as those from Africa, you know. I’d certainly like to try my hand at hunting the African ones. The Asian ones are said to be a little smaller, but they are excellent sport. ” “Yes,” Florence agreed enthusiastically, “hunting elephants would be most interesting.