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(0)Aminatta Forna
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Adrian Lockheart is a psychologist escaping his life in England. Arriving in Freetown in the wake of civil war, he struggles with the heat and with the secrets the country hides. 'The Memory of Love' is a tale of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, addressing the indelible effects of the past on our lives.
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Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Stretching across generations and set against the backdrop of a country's descent into freefall, 'Ancestor Stones' is about understanding the past and how stories ancient and new shape who we become. Forna offers a different way of seeing the world we share.
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Gost is surrounded by mountains and fields of wild flowers. The summer sun burns. The winter brings freezing winds. Beyond the boundaries of the town an old house which has lain empty for years is showing signs of life. One of the windows, glass darkened with dirt, today stands open, and the lively chatter of English voices carries across the fallow fields. Laura and her teenage children have arrived. A short distance away lies the hut of Duro Kolak...