It is the summer of 1948. In the heady aftermath of World War II, London is reawakening to a more confident, buoyant future. But for Sebastian Reynolds, an immensely successful newspaper publisher, the future looks less certain. Despite his substantial wealth and eminent position, he has never managed to penetrate the closed, rarified circles of English society. Nor has he managed to escape the whiff of scandal that everywhere precedes him. Thousands of miles away, in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, Vikhram Sukhadia is thinking only of his home in Bombay. Weighed down heavily by the burdens...
It is the summer of 1948. In the heady aftermath of World War II, London is reawakening to a more confident, buoyant future. But for Sebastian Reynold...
The year is 1744, the height of the Atlantic slave trade and a time of growing global prosperity. Encouraged by his powerful father, William Sessarakoo - a young prince of the Fante people - sets out from West Africa, bound for England. To discover for himself what is true about this fabled land of kings and courtiers, and what is mere legend. In doing so, he would become something of a legend himself. Based on actual events, this is his story. The Darkening Sky is Robert Glick's second novel. His first, Closer East, was also published by Woodland Free Press.
The year is 1744, the height of the Atlantic slave trade and a time of growing global prosperity. Encouraged by his powerful father, William Sessarako...
