Ladysmith, Giles Foden business & economics an unusual window on the

an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world

Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887

His stories are at once the biography of a rare survivor

Frank Adams and Robert Monjo

Ladysmith, Giles Foden business & economics an unusual window on theThe year is 1899, and Boer forces have surrounded the small South African town. As shells and shrapnel rain down, British soldiers and townsfolk dig themselves in. Waiting for rescue, they try to keep up their spirits with parties and cricket matches. But General Buller's relief column can't break through. All that comes is danger, disease and starvation. Foden's spellbinding narrative introduces a cast of characters ranging from Irish Republican