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All Our Yesterdays
From the quiet fields of Dorset on the eve of World War II to the embattled farms of Rhodesia in the 1970s, All Our Yesterdays traces families bound to the land they love… and to the storms of history they cannot escape.
Marguerite Stearle grows up among Dorset’s cliffs and fields, her childhood shaped by loss and the steady rhythms of the countryside. Family, friends, and the land itself anchor her as war, class, and social change sweep through her world.
Love carries her across continents, from Dorset to Rhodesia, where she and her husband face the beauty and brutality of a land in upheaval. The rising tide of guerrilla warfare, the collapse of old certainties, and the cost of holding on to home and hope test them at every turn.
As farms burn and communities fracture, as generations are pushed to the brink, one question hangs over can love—and loyalty—endure when history calls, or will they be swept away by forces beyond their control?
Across continents, across generations, the tides of empire shape all they touch.
Marguerite Stearle grows up among Dorset’s cliffs and fields, her childhood shaped by loss and the steady rhythms of the countryside. Family, friends, and the land itself anchor her as war, class, and social change sweep through her world.
Love carries her across continents, from Dorset to Rhodesia, where she and her husband face the beauty and brutality of a land in upheaval. The rising tide of guerrilla warfare, the collapse of old certainties, and the cost of holding on to home and hope test them at every turn.
As farms burn and communities fracture, as generations are pushed to the brink, one question hangs over can love—and loyalty—endure when history calls, or will they be swept away by forces beyond their control?
Across continents, across generations, the tides of empire shape all they touch.
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2020
About the author
Peter Rimmer
179 books89 followersPeter 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
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
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August 15, 2020
Amazingly Prophetic
I've read a number of his books, and have enjoyed them all. While I found this book to be a little slow for the first third, the pace picked up and was maintained thereafter. It is amazing how perceptive he was of nature of world events at the time that allowed him to envision future events so accurately.
I've read a number of his books, and have enjoyed them all. While I found this book to be a little slow for the first third, the pace picked up and was maintained thereafter. It is amazing how perceptive he was of nature of world events at the time that allowed him to envision future events so accurately.
November 1, 2020
Very sad,but very true.
The Rhodesian war is still very fresh in our memories and that is exactly what happened. Their life is slightly better now but the struggle to farm in what's left is very real. Excellently written. He must have had very good reconteurs to tell this story so well.
The Rhodesian war is still very fresh in our memories and that is exactly what happened. Their life is slightly better now but the struggle to farm in what's left is very real. Excellently written. He must have had very good reconteurs to tell this story so well.
February 4, 2024
Modern History
Wonderful inciteful novel about the horror situation that actually happened in our lifetime in Rhodesia . This is happening all over the world TODAY ! And we , as the masses , are kept in the dark about the true facts , and drip fed what the politicians want us to know . The world , as we know it , is going to hell .
Wonderful inciteful novel about the horror situation that actually happened in our lifetime in Rhodesia . This is happening all over the world TODAY ! And we , as the masses , are kept in the dark about the true facts , and drip fed what the politicians want us to know . The world , as we know it , is going to hell .
December 5, 2024
haunting, fascinating treasure of a series!
This is my 3rd read through of all Peter Rimmer’s books about Africa. Well developed characters, powerful story lines, gripping historical fiction! Once you begin, it’s so hard to put them down! I’m an avid reader of many genres, and have been thoroughly engrossed in all of Peter’s books.
This is my 3rd read through of all Peter Rimmer’s books about Africa. Well developed characters, powerful story lines, gripping historical fiction! Once you begin, it’s so hard to put them down! I’m an avid reader of many genres, and have been thoroughly engrossed in all of Peter’s books.
January 12, 2023
Amazing
Having lived in Africa i found these books truly gripping .. Great reads and bought the sights and sounds of Africa back to me . The terrible horrors that were carried out have been written with honesty and feeling for both African and white settlers
Having lived in Africa i found these books truly gripping .. Great reads and bought the sights and sounds of Africa back to me . The terrible horrors that were carried out have been written with honesty and feeling for both African and white settlers
July 29, 2022
A good read
I really enjoyed reading this book particularly because I know some of the locations.
I nice love story but I would have preferred a happier ending
I really enjoyed reading this book particularly because I know some of the locations.
I nice love story but I would have preferred a happier ending
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews