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  • Gold Mine

  • By: Wilbur Smith
  • Narrated by: Peter Noble
  • Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (84 ratings)

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Gold Mine

By: Wilbur Smith
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Summary

In Gold Mine, an exciting adventure from Wilbur Smith, ambitious and hard-living mining expert Rod Ironsides knows that the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine is the chance of a lifetime. But the price of unquestioning obedience to the coldly obsessive genius of Dr Manfred Steyner proves impossible to pay. Both men are but unwitting tools of powerful people - for whom the control of a gold mine is only part of a dangerous plan which includes the destruction of the very mine itself....

©2019 Wilbur Smith (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
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  • Categories: Romance
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Solid Wilbur smith

Proper Wilbur Smith well read
I remember reading it years ago which didn’t spoil the listening experience

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Enjoyed

Have read many of his books. have also visited South Africa bit short.but enjoyable. easy story.






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Masterful

As always, Wilbur Smith brings his characters to life and builds momentum in the story superbly. His story telling is excellent and keeps the reader enthralled right to them very end

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revisiting an old friend

great to hear a book I read and enjoyed many years ago, I will visit more

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Excellent as always

A great read, well crafted story as usual and excellently presented in audible for the listeners

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One of my favourite books

It's a classic book I feel I'm there every time I read this powerful story

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Great story - interesting and exciting

Good listen, kept me sucked in and gripped to the end.
Complex characters and original plot.

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Nothing actually happens

Now in fairness, I havent reached the end of the book yet (and not sure I will) but I am a good 80% in and nothing has actually happened beyond some mine operations and a couple of accidents which seem to be minor blips in an otherwise relentless story of mediocrity about a few people who work at a gold mine in south africa.

And on the south africa front, I'm not sure an English narrator was an ideal choice, given the accents were, well, as bad as Letheal Weapon 4's to be honest!

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