Ransom Theft Love
Journey from Zanzibar to Somalia
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“Madame,” the voice soft as mist, “another G & T?”
Looking out at the harbor, “No thanks, I’m fine,” she replied, her body still unwinding from the long flights from San Francisco on Friday. Her anxiety was high and her mind was racing over what might come in Zanzibar causing a fitful sleep on the continued flight from London to Nairobi. Little did she know the seriousness her life would suddenly turn on Zanzibar’s island paradise.
Relishing the last of the cool, juniper-scented liquid, she was only slightly aware of the Swahili chatter drifting into her thoughts. An exotic symphony of the rain playing overhead on the tin roof churned her emotions from today’s turn of events. The voices of those sitting at the bar seemed to crescendo around her. Even though Sunday evening’s reception in the Sultan’s Palace was buoyed with conversation and flowed with 18-year-old, single malt Glenfiddich and rightly chilled French champagne, the night’s tension was palpable. Her job now was the most complex she had ever been assigned. It was only day three since she arrived and already the swords were drawn at the Human Rights Conference on this faraway island.
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For years, Dr. Anne Wadsworth has led travelers to Africa’s far-reaching plains. Not only does she love the terrain, but she also considers Africa her second home. When she is invited to be the keynote speaker at Zanzibar’s Human Rights Conference, she has no idea that her ideal destination is about to be embroiled in an international nightmare.
Anne is kidnapped by unknown assailants and held captive as they travel from Zanzibar to Somalia. After the horrific experience of crossing from Zanzibar to Mombasa, her life is pitted in the balance of life or death. With little chance to fight back, she finds solace in nightly stargazing with her Sudanese guardian.
When she discovers the chilling truth, Anne realizes that it is no longer about saving herself but also, it’s about saving a country.
About the Author
Melita Wade Thorpe is a native of Mississippi and a writer who draws on her experience of international travel. Ransom, Theft, Love is her first novel. She grew up in the deep south before moving to California. Her tour operator career included leading astronomers to Africa on twenty-three tours. She is a Fellow Verger of the Episcopal Church Verger’s Guild and has authored 9 liturgical dramas. She lives in Ellisville, Mississippi.