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Rainbow's End 

A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm 

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Lauren St JohnRainbow's End (2007)
A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
A non fiction book by Lauren St John

 
This is a story about a paradise lost. . . . About an African dream that began with a murder . . .

In 1978, in the final, bloodiest phase of the Rhodesian civil war, eleven-year-old Lauren St John moves with her family to Rainbow's End, a wild, beautiful farm and game reserve set on the banks of a slowflowing river. The house has been the scene of a horrific attack by guerrillas, and when Lauren's family settles there, a chain of events is set in motion that will change her life irrevocably.

Rainbow's End captures the overwhelming beauty and extraordinary danger of life in the African bush. Lauren's childhood reads like a girl's own adventure story. At the height of the war, Lauren rides through the wilderness on her horse, Morning Star, encountering lions, crocodiles, snakes, vicious ostriches, and mad cows. Many of the animals are pets, including Miss Piggy and Bacon and an elegant giraffe named Jenny. The constant threat of ruthless guerrillas prowling the land underscores everything, making each day more dangerous, vivid, and prized than the last.

After Independence, Lauren comes to the bitter realization that she'd been on the wrong side of the civil war. While she and her family believed that they were fighting for democracy over Communism, others saw the war as black against white. And when Robert Mugabe comes into power, he oversees the torture and persecution of thousands of members of an opposing tribe and goes on to become one of Africa's legendary dictators. The ending of this beautiful memoir is a fist to the stomach as Lauren realizes that she can be British or American, but she cannot be African. She can love it -- be willing to die for it -- but she cannot claim Africa because she is white.

 
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Hardback Editions

February 2009 : Hardback
Title: Rainbow's End (Charnwood)
Author(s): Lauren St.John
ISBN: 1-84782-542-7 / 9781847825421 (UK edition)
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
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May 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0241143365Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 0-241-14336-5 / 978-0-241-14336-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
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April 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0743286790Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 0-7432-8679-0 / 978-0-7432-8679-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Scribner
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Paperback Editions

February 2012 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0753829231Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 0-7538-2923-1 / 978-0-7538-2923-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Phoenix
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July 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0743286804Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 0-7432-8680-4 / 978-0-7432-8680-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Scribner
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May 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0141024607Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War & an African Farm: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 0-14-102460-7 / 978-0-14-102460-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin
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May 2007 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0241143845Title: Rainbow's End
Author(s): Lauren St.John
ISBN: 0-241-14384-5 / 978-0-241-14384-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: H.Hamilton
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Audio Editions

January 2010 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1407421247Title: Rainbow's End
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 1-4074-2124-7 / 978-1-4074-2124-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
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April 2007 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1428143505Title: Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood War and an African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
ISBN: 1-4281-4350-5 / 978-1-4281-4350-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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2007 : Audio CD
Title: Rainbow's End
Author(s): Lauren St. John
ISBN: 1-4281-4348-3 / 978-1-4281-4348-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: RecordedBooks
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2007 : Audio Cassette
Title: Rainbow's End
Author(s): Lauren St. John
ISBN: 1-4281-4346-7 / 978-1-4281-4346-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: RecordedBooks
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Other Editions

April 2007 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B000QBYEOGTitle: Rainbow's End
Author(s): Lauren St John
Publisher: Scribner
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January 2007 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: B0022YDVGCTitle: Rainbow's End: A Memoir Of Childhood, War And An African Farm
Author(s): Lauren St John
Publisher: Scribner
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