Kat Gordon - The Hunters

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, whilst at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

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Published by HarperCollins Publishers 2018

First published in hardback as The Hunters

Kat Gordon asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Copyright © Kat Gordon 2018

Newspaper article Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , © East African Standard , 14 July 1934

Selected quotes Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , taken from Kenya Legislative Council Debates, 1938, vol IV, Defence, col.6

Selected quotes Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , taken from Kenya Legislative Council Debates, 1938, vol VI, col.461

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Source ISBN: 9780008253066

Ebook Edition © May 2018 ISBN: 9780008253080

Version: 2018-11-15

‘A rich reimagining of a colonial Eden in which multitudes of serpents lurked’

Sunday Times

‘Kat Gordon has written a gloriously dark tale, packed with heat and glamour, and shot through with a fine, sharp edge. An absolutely compulsive read from beginning to end’

Liza Klaussman, author of Tigers in Red Weather

‘An evocative coming-of-age tale’

iPaper

‘Equally at home evoking the landscapes of east Africa and those of the flawed, capricious human heart … a seductive, troubling journey into Britain’s colonial past’

Anna Hope, author of Wake and The Ballroom

‘An outstanding achievement. This thrilling, evocative novel will transport and absorb you: brilliant’

Emma Chapman, author of The Last Photograph

To my son, Noah, and the Somerville girls, for everything.

Contents

Cover

Title Page An Unsuitable Woman Kat Gordon First published in hardback as The Hunters

Copyright

Praise for An Unsuitable Woman

Dedication

Part One: 1925–1927

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Part Two: 1933–1937

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One