B.G. Nettelton

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Africa-set historical fiction—aviation, slow-burn romance, thriller endings

B. G. Nettelton crafts immersive, Africa-set historical fiction where high-stakes adventure meets slow-burn romance and thriller endings.

She spent her early years in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, returned as a safari hostess to Botswana’s Okavango Delta, and—on the eve of flying home to marry her long-time boyfriend—met a dashing Norwegian bush pilot who changed her life.

After they married, Nettelton worked in the aviation industry, trained to operate scientific and geophysical equipment in the back of low-flying aircraft on contracts over Botswana, Namibia, Greenland, and French Guiana. Often the only woman on the crew, she began writing in hotel rooms and hanga
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Working in the Okavango in 1992

When I was a young journalist on Adelaide's "The Advertiser", colour had just been introduced to the broadsheet shortly after I returned from my first visit to Botswana with my father, who wanted to show me the country where he'd been born and brought up.I've posted the article, below (written under my maiden name), which I think is interesting from a social history perspective. Zoom in and just l Read more of this blog post »
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Hearts in Hiding Box Set by Beverley Oakley
"Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful. ! ! !

I love reading and this collection has been outstanding. The ones you can not wait to see what happens next.....then sad when you reach the end. I can not remember when a series has kept me so interested..... Tha" Read more of this review »
B.G. Nettelton added a status update: Some exciting news for readers of the Wings over Africa series! As part of a major series rebrand to better reflect its place in the Historical Fiction genre, the book formerly titled Diamond Mountain has been given a beautiful new cover and a new title: The Lesotho Diamond.

I can't wait for you all to see the new look for the entire series!
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I absolutely adored this book which I bought during a visit to Botswana some years ago. I wanted to learn something about a 'different' part of Africa: ie, the Belgian Congo in 1959.

The images from this book have stayed with me as if I had watched it
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A deep and engrossing insight into the beginnings of Facebook.

Everyone should read this book to understand how Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of politics has had such profound effects on world cohesion.

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