Dash for Khartoum
In Victorian England, a nursemaid's desperate mistake binds two boys' fates together forever. When she accidentally substitutes her own infant for the family's heir, the household decides to raise both boys as brothers. Years pass until the nursemaid reappears, now desperate and manipulative, determined to profit from her secret. She coerces the biological son into aiding her schemes, but he refuses, instead fleeing to the Sudan where the Mahdist uprising is brewing. War closes in around him. His adoptive family must mount a desperate rescue across a country tearing itself apart. Henty populates his adventure with authentic detail from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan campaign, transforming what could be a simple rescue narrative into something richer: a story about which bonds truly matter and what family means when blood proves less faithful than choice. Readers who love historical adventure with real stakes will find much to admire here.
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Deon Gines, KHand, Heidi Olson
