Books like The Ghosts of Africa by William Stevenson

A family sent to the Belgian Congo in 1959 to spread evangelical faith faces cultural clash, disaster, and eventual rebirth over three decades as the brutal realities of colonialism reshape their faith and lives.

George MacDonald Fraser’s witty comic novel follows expelled Rugby pupil Harry Flashman as he joins Lord Cardigan’s Light Dragoons, touring the Balkans and Afghanistan and unintentionally earning heroic fame in the Anglo‑Afghan War.

The final volume of Pat Barker’s Regeneration Trilogy, *The Ghost Road* follows the psychological toll of World War I on soldiers and their healers, and was awarded the 1995 Booker Prize.

Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish nobleman who aided in defeating the Spanish Armada, is betrayed by his half‑brother and flees to the Mediterranean, where he adopts a life as a Barbary pirate.

Regeneration follows two real soldiers at Craiglockhart Hospital during World War I, exploring their shell‑shock, rehabilitation, and the intellectual debates that shaped postwar Britain.

Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator, tackles a mysterious case when Sir Cecil Lawton seeks her help to unmask the truth behind his wife's grief and his missing son from the Great War.

British soldier Harry Feversham faces a crisis of honour when he abandons his regiment before leaving for the Sudan. To prove his bravery and clear his name, he must complete the mission he once refused.

Maisie Dobbs, a former housemaid turned Cambridge student, serves as a war‑zone nurse during World War I. After the conflict, she begins a career as a private investigator, and her first case unravels a darker secret that forces her to confront the war’s lingering trauma.

Set in London in 1918, "The Eye in the Door" follows Billy Prior, an Intelligence officer at the Ministry of Munitions, as he wrestles with his personal relationships and identity while serving the war effort.

"In Africa, the American nature photographer Art Wolfe returns to the dramatic vistas and astonishing animal life of the continent he has explored with affection and enthusiasm over many years. Whether they are close-up portraits of exotic animals and birds in their native habitats or sweeping panoramas of Africa's various eco-environments, Wolfe's full-colour images are exceptionally compelling. The reader can almost hear the sounds of herds moving across open plains, feel the intense heat in the air, or smell rain clouds advancing over enormous distances. With an introduction by the internationally-renowned naturalist Jane Goodall, five photographic portfolios introduced by the prominent American nature writer Michelle Gilders bring the African savannahs, woodlands, rainforest, wetlands and desert to life. Africa concludes with extensive notes describing in detail Wolfe's photographic technique and providing a glimpse of a master at work in the field."--BOOK JACKET.

In the days before World I, a group of Slade School of Art students navigate love, art, and the looming war, leading one to volunteer with the Belgian Red Cross and confront the lasting impact of conflict on life and relationships.

Set in the final months of World War I, *We Shall Not Sleep* follows Captain‑Chaplain Joseph Reavley, his sister ambulance driver Judith, and their brother Matthew as they confront war‑torn violence, a ruthless ideology, and a dangerous plot that threatens the fragile peace.