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    Wild
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    Wild

    By Rodney St Clair Ballenden

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    Roland settles on the farm, Kopiri Marindi, his dream come true, finding the home he had searched for since running from Crete. Nature and wild animals his only friends; Norris Harper, the property owner, his eternal enemy. Then Sally arrives in answer to his calling and Roland offers her a deal, one that ensures both she and Norris get paid. Against her will she stays and Roland’s lie becomes his reality. Disturbed and unhappy with the events unfolding on Kopiri Marindi, Roland climbs Cradle Rock to pose the question of his right to stay. Believing in the answer he destroys all that he and Sally had built and the potential of a steady relationship together. She leaves first, distraught, angry and unforgiving. Roland soon afterwards, alone, and once again on the road, walking to his final destination.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRodney St Clair Ballenden
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9781370958528
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    Rodney St Clair Ballenden

    Rodney St Clair Ballenden was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1947. In lieu of an academic career he traveled extensively through Europe, the United Sates of America and Greece. He married Colleen and returned to South Africa to farm, but the call of the wild drew him into a hermit existence placing him in extreme situations exposed to danger and the vagaries of storm and wind. From his observations on man and his relationship with the wilderness he began to write, and his books are available on the SmashWord platform as well as at Amazon. Rodney now lives in Greece.

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