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Leopard at the Door
Leopard at the Door
Leopard at the Door

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Published in 2017

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Set in Kenya in the 1950s, against the fading backdrop of the British Empire – an epic tale of violence, betrayal and forbidden love.

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'A simply stunning novel that will stay with me. Magnificent.'

Dinah Jefferies, no. 1 bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife

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'This is a book that will steal your heart. A wonderful, stunning, heart-wrenching tale of love, danger and self-discovery.  A powerful, painful and brilliant book.'

Kate Furnivall, author of The Russian Concubine

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November 27, 2017

Target (USA) Picks Leopard at the Door for its Book Club

May 01, 2017

Kathryn Hughes Praises Leopard at the Door: “Right from the deliciously descriptive prologue, I knew I was in for a treat with this book. Jennifer McVeigh manages to transport the reader right to the heart of Africa with her vivid atmospheric prose.”

June 09, 2017

Kate Furnivall Praises Leopard at the Door: "This is a book that will steal your heart. It is a wonderful, stunning, heart-wrenching tale of love, danger and self-discovery. Jennifer McVeigh's descriptions of life in Kenya are electric in intensity and open up the world of Africa in vivid detail in a way that totally beguiled me. I couldn't put it down. It took me places I have never been before. A powerful, painful and brilliant book."

February 15, 2017

Publishers Weekly praises Leopard at the Door: "Captivating and thought-provoking. McVeigh’s beautiful prose and harrowing plot will quickly absorb readers by sensitively approaching themes of race, cultural evolution, and the humanness that unites us all."

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