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The Book of Memory

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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 os the chain of events that brought her there. But is everything exactly as she remembers it?

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ISBN: 9780571249916
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Author: Petina Gappah
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 274 pages
Primary Genre Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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