Burn My Heart

Burn My HeartWhat does it mean to be loyal? Mathew and Mugo, two boysone white, one blackshare an uneasy friendship in Kenya in the 1950s. They're friends even though Mathew's dad owns the land and everything on it. They're friends despite the difference in their skin color. And they're friends in the face of the growing Mau Mau rebellion, which threatens British settlers with violence as black Kenyans struggle to win back their land and freedom. But suspicions

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