To the Manor Born

The Brigandshaw Chronicles #4

by Peter Rimmer

She broke the rules and got what she wanted. Status and riches… Harry Brigandshaw is blissfully happy on his African farm, but for Tina, Africa is dull. Pressurised into returning to hedonistic England, Harry finds himself back in the game of business. Financing a new musical with his old flame in the leading role. Jealousies flare and Tina retaliates with reverberating consequences... Oblivious, Harry begins a hazardous venture whilst the American stock market is beginning to rise and rise. The rich getting greedier and greedier. And then everything starts to collapse. Like a pack of cards. Tina’s existence, along with Colonial Shipping, is now in jeopardy… But what of Harry? To the Manor Born takes you to the beauty of the African plains, the sumptuous supper rooms and theatres of London, and the homes of America’s super-rich. This is Peter Rimmer’s fourth book in the spellbinding historical fiction series, the Brigandshaw Chronicles.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Africa

424 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2018

About the author

Peter Rimmer was born in London, England, and grew up in the south of the city where he went to Cranleigh School. After the Second World War and at aged 18, Peter joined the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Pilot Officer before he was 19. Then at the end of his National Service and with the optimism of youth, he sailed for Africa with his older brother to grow tobacco in what was then Rhodesia, and the odyssey of his life began.

The years went by and Peter found himself in Johannesburg founding an insurance brokering company. Over 2% of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange were clients of Rimmer Associates. He opened companies in the United States of America, Australia and Hong Kong and travelled extensively between the branches.

His passion had always been writing books, which he started at a very early age, though running a business was a driving force too and a common thread throughout his books. By the 1990’s, he had written several novels about Africa and England, and his breakthrough came with Cry of the Fish Eagle published by HarperCollins, Zimbabwe. It was a bestseller, which was followed up with the release of Vultures in the Wind. However, during this time, Zimbabwe was going through its struggles and the books did not get their just international recognition.

Having lived a reclusive life on his beloved smallholding in Knysna, South Africa, for over 25 years, Peter passed away in July 2018. He has left an enormous legacy of unpublished work for his family to release over the coming years, and not only them but also his readers from around the world will sorely miss him. Peter Rimmer was 81 years old.

To learn more about Peter, and to get a free starter library of novels, visit his website at www.peterrimmer.com, or find him on Facebook.com/PeterRimmerAuthor, follow him on Twitter @htcrimmer.com, and on BookBub: www.bookbub.com/authors/peter-rimmer

Reviews

[Raymond Lathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not the sort of book I ever imagined reading, but I enjoyed ever word. If you have not read The Brigandshaw Chronicles I highly recommend that you do.

Looking forward to the day when "On the Brink of Tears" is published.

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome series. Highly recommend, but you definitely should read them in order.

[Graham · Rating 2 out of 5]

The family saga dragged on one volume too many. The ending was anticlimactic and inconclusive, it just fizzled. The characters about whom the reader most cared were fazed out in an indefinite, inconclusive manner. I was appalled at the number of grammatical/syntax errors and wondered why proofreaders and editors did not catch them. Characters were either too corrupt, decadent and unrealistic to be believable or were too good to be true. Rimmer was beating a dead horse with this sequel.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode of the Brigandshaw Chronicles even though it was mainly set in the UK and its the African descriptions that I really love reading having spent many years there myself. I just feel that I need to read the next book "right now" because in my opinion the story is left unfinished.

I need to know what happens! Please publish the next one quickly!

[Jacqueline Rice · Rating 4 out of 5]

The series is intriguing but the story line is getting repetitive during dialogue that is being used to update the history of the characters.

[virgil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining Series Continues

I have enjoyed this series and look forward to the final volume. The interweaving of the cast of characters is the focus of the sstoryline, and I look forward to the resolution of their stories.

[Joan Freehoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

History or Reality

Historical fiction, how one is raised becomes who you will be. No holds barred on how life turns out. Love stories can be made and endure over decades if desire and belief are present!

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another story in the time line of the Harry Brigandshaw saga. The story tells of his friends and how they cross over Harry's life. moving them all towards another World War and the crash of the worlds economy.

[Gabrielle Harrison]

Fabulous

I've just realised there are plenty more books in this series. Oh happy day! I simply can't put them down. This one takes place more in England and America, less so in Africa, but I've come to think of the characters almost as my family.

[Elizabeth James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series

Love these books, so interesting and covering so much of family intrigue. Africa sounds amazing the descriptions help you imagine you are there.

[john parkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

at seventy I love it

Very good research and well written will be reading the next one at my age seventy I like to find a good read

[Rebecca Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful drama

Excellent/ entertaining and intriguing fiction that brings to life a world less known.
How little we've learned of historical perspectives set in a new context.

[Lyle Lawson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed Book # 4 ... now on to book # 5

[Mrs mim Whitfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant books
Highly recommend for anyone to read

[ann betts · Rating 5 out of 5]

To the major born

The Brigandshaw Chronicles just keeps getting better, Such well written books, I have loved each and every one of them. Such interesting characters.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am slowly reading this series. I’m really enjoying the historical study wrapped in a family saga - of multiple families.

[Bobbie Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did not know if I would like this series and am finding them to be very good reads!! So glad I stumbled on them! Highly recommend!!

[Angela Michels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Series gets better and better. Also, thanks for making them affordable as Kindle books are getting way out of control by other popular authors.

[Jan Norris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is more of a soap opera; and some of the dialog is awful because it is used to provide the backstory of the prior books.
Still…I will continue to the 5th book in the series.