GILES FODEN

In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante....

A novelThe D-day landingsthe fate of 2.5 million men, three thousand landing craft and the entire future of Europe depend on the right weather conditions on the English Channel on a single day. A team of Allied scientists is charged with agreeing on an accurate forecast five days in advance. But is it even possible to predict the weather so far...

A NovelFrom the author of the Whitbread Award-winning The Last King of Scotland comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war.The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer forces. No one expects the siege to last,...

Bohater "Ostatniego króla Szkocji", Nicholas Garrigan, po ukończeniu studiów medycznych w Edynbur­gu, wyjeżdża do Ugandy, by uniezależnić się finansowo i zerwać z uciążliwym życiem w prezbiteriańskiej rodzinie. W Afryce rozpoczyna praktykę w wiejskiej przychodni, ale szpitalna rutyna szybko zaczyna go nużyć.Pewnego dnia Garrigan staje się...