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Biography

Shirley Carnegie was born in the West Midlands but lived most of her life in London. Her passion Africa was inspired by her husband’s experiences of a childhood spent in colonial Africa and war torn Rhodesia, and their travels across the country she grew to love as her own. The Africa Series demonstrates Shirley’s unique ability to transcend the limits of an individual literary genre and explore the world of storytelling in the widest possible sense. A Shadow Passing is an historical novel. It chronicles the war of independence that led to the formation of Zimbabwe. Sons of Africa is a high-action thriller set against the backdrop of the Zimbabwean Government’s genocide of the 1980s. A Wedding in Africa will satisfy those readers who enjoy the twists and turns of a typical romantic novel. Shirley and her husband, Andrew, now live in rural Shropshire with their two dogs and two cats

Inspiration

Her passion Africa was inspired by her husband’s experiences of a childhood spent in colonial Africa and war torn Rhodesia, and their travels across the country she grew to love as her own.