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Middle Ground Paperback – March 30, 2006

by Rosalind McLymont (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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Set in New York and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Middle Ground combines a fast-paced narrative with powerful insights into human nature

Janice McWright, the first African-American ambassador to Belgium and a champion of open markets for American goods and services, dies mysteriously in a car crash in Brussels, Belgium. At the funeral, Shayna, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, discovers that she is McWright’s adopted daughter.

Shayna heads to war-torn Congo to find her birth mother. She gets help from her friend Amina, and they become entangled in a series of spine-tingling discoveries. In Kinshasa, Shayna learns from the local CIA operative that Janice’s death was no accident. Then Amina falls in love with the wealthy Congolese industrialist, Crispin. He’s intent on overturning the global economic status quo. But an unexpected tie exists between him and Shayna’s natural mother.

As Shayna draws closer to the identity of her mother, the CIA whisks her out of the Congo with Amina, fearing they both may be targets of the man suspected of murdering Janice McWright. The lightning-paced thriller ends with the surprising discovery by the CIA of who killed her.

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    264 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Beckham Publications Group
  4. Publication date
    March 30, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0931761174
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0931761171
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beckham Publications Group (March 30, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0931761174
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0931761171
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont

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Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont came to the United States from Guyana at 14 years old. By then, in her imagination she had traveled to many lands, written a novel, and learned all the Euro-languages of South America. In real life since then she has studied in Spain; taught high school in Africa; studied European integration in Belgium, Germany and Greece under the European Union Visitors Program; conducted entrepreneurship workshops in Russia with the Alliance of American and Russian Women and in Asia and Africa with the UNDP, among numerous international experiences. An award-winning business journalist who speaks French and Spanish, she writes thrillers about self-discovery in a global arena brimming with corporate and political intrigue. Her first novel, "Middle Ground," won the S'Indie (Self/Independent Publishing Awards) Best Novel award in 2007. Set in Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States, it is considered the first "rebranding Africa" novel.

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N. Rachid
5.0 out of 5 stars Middle Ground
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013
I was thoroughly impressed by Middle Ground. A few friends and I had a fantastic discussion about it which prompted me to read it again. Brilliantly written by Rosalind McLymont.
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NormaW
3.0 out of 5 stars Story line was good. I learned quite a bit about the politics ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2014
Story line was good. I learned quite a bit about the politics of emerging nations.
It was an easy and engaging read, but, I found as always the typos quite annoying
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Tee @ RAWSISTAZ Literary Group
4.0 out of 5 stars Things are never as they seem
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2007
In MIDDLE GROUND by Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont Shayna, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist is told at her mother's funeral by her drunk and jealous cousin that she is adopted. Shayna's adoptive mother, the first African-American ambassador to Belgium, was killed in a car accident while in Europe. Shocked, she decides to find out who her birth mother is. Her journey takes her from New York City to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she questions locals, searches through adoption agencies and at the US embassy to see if anyone remembered the adoption. Her friend, Amina, accompanies her and is a volunteer pediatrician on a part time basis in the Congo. Information is hard to come by, but while she is there it is learned that her mother's death is suspicious. Then, rather suddenly, the CIA rushes both Amina and Shayna out of the Congo and back to the United States. They fear that whoever killed Shayna's mother will attempt to kill Shayna and her friend. Since they can't tell anyone they are leaving, it causes some upsets in a new relationship that Amina is forging with a Congolese man.

MIDDLE GROUND covers relationships between family, among people of different cultures as well as touchy political situations. The insight regarding African-Americans and others of the African Diaspora is informative. It is well written and gives a plethora of information about the culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The pace is quick and there is considerable tension. The characters of Shayna and Amina are well developed and it is easy to slip into their shoes. It would have been nice to have more emphasis put on the actual mystery of who killed the ambassador, Janice McWright. We know someone did and there are vague references to him but frequently, that part of the mystery disappears in the various relationships held by Shayna and Amina.

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C. Kirk
5.0 out of 5 stars Grab the book and get inside of Congolese culture
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2007
I think this is a great book. It explores the life of women in the Congo and in the US and the strength and resilience that they have. Rather than trying to juxtapose the two cultures the book leaves you with a feeling that an individual can be both which is totally thinking out of the box using todays racial and ethnic constraints.

While this book is a quick read it packs historical and cultural information inside the cover. So you will learn about the Congo and the US and their relationship while you are trying to figure out the mystery. I highly recommend this book.
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Wayne
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2019
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Intelligently written piece of fiction with lots of relevant insights into the world of African and international business.
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