Geoffrey Wells was born in a mining town in South Africa.  His historically-based debut novel, A Fado for the River, is a thriller about love, liberation and self-determination. The narrative captures the turmoil in Mozambique at the time of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon, which marked the end of Portugal’s colonialism and the new beginning for the former Portuguese colony. The novel draws from events within the author’s vivid memories and own experiences, growing up on a South African More