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“Sly, smart, and intriguingly mutable.” ―Elle
“A fiercely vivid novel . . . [a] beautiful, gliding dance of language.” ―Los Angeles Times
“Crisply written, wryly humorous, The Book of Memory attests to [Gappah’s] astonishing talent.” ―Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Petina Gappah powerfully probes the tricksy nature of memory [and] brilliantly exposes the gulf between rich and poor . . . The novel is startlingly vivid . . . This is a moving novel about memory that unfolds into one about forgiveness, and a passionate paean to the powers of language.” ―Anita Sethi, The Observer (London)
“For a novel saturated with death, The Book of Memory is most emphatically alive . . . [Petina Gappah’s] language dazzles . . . [Gappah is] a writer to take to the heart as well as the head.” ―Catherine Taylor, Financial Times
“The Book of Memory flits back and forth in time and the plot twists and turns right to the end. It is no surprise that Petina Gappah is considered a rising literary star.” ―Aline Reed, Sunday Express
“This is a powerful story of innocent lives destroyed by family secrets and sexual jealousy, prejudice and unacknowledged kinship across the ‘artificial divisions this country has erected to keep people apart.’ From its burden of guilt flow reflections on fate, religious superstition and the fallibility of memory, with allusions ranging from Thomas Hardy― including a fatefully unread letter―to the Greek furies. At its best, individual lives mesh with the country’s distorted fate.”―Maya Jaggi, The Guardian
“[Petina Gappah has a] warm, sane, engaging voice.” ―Phil Baker, The Sunday Times (London)
“Petina Gappah’s writing is mercilessly sharp.” ―Kate Saunders, The Times (London)
“Gappah crafts ample suspense . . . the narrative works as a cautionary tale of how superstition and prejudice can shape one’s destiny. The result is a beguiling mystery.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Gappah’s vivid first novel . . . is an exploration into the unpredictable grip of memory and perception. . . . Gappah offers a nuanced, engaging journey as Memory rights the balance between truth and long-held assumptions.” ―Booklist
“The scope here is ambitious. Gappah takes readers across racial and economic lines and sets Memory’s complex upbringing against 30 years of Zimbabwean history . . . Gappah’s elaborate tale is intricately plotted.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Gappah is a gifted, sensual writer who uses everything from county and western music to ‘the high whine of a million mosquitoes,’ to the taste of a stolen mango to draw the reader into her world.” ―The Irish Times
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Moving between the vibrant townships of the poor and the suburbs and country retreats of the rich, The Book of Memory is a compelling, contemporary tale of love, obsession and the cruelty of fate. Memory is an albino woman, languisihing in prison in Harare, Zimbabwe. At nine years old she was adopted by a wealthy man -- a man whose murder she is now convicted of. Facing the death penalty, she tells the story of the chain of events that brought her there. But is everything exactly as she remembers it? The stunning debut novel from the award-winning author of An Elegy for Easterly, longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780571249916
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Book Description Condition: New. Memory is an albino woman, languisihing in prison in Harare, Zimbabwe. At nine years old she was adopted by a wealthy man - a man whose murder she is now convicted of. Facing the death penalty, she tells the story os the chain of events that brought her there. But is everything exactly as she remembers it? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. . 2012. Main. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780571249916
Book Description Condition: New. Memory is an albino woman, languisihing in prison in Harare, Zimbabwe. At nine years old she was adopted by a wealthy man - a man whose murder she is now convicted of. Facing the death penalty, she tells the story os the chain of events that brought her there. But is everything exactly as she remembers it? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. . 2012. Main. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780571249916