The memory of love
(Book)
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2010].
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Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Description
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best BookFinalist for the Orange Prize for FictionAn Essence Book Club PickIn contemporary Sierra Leone, a devastating civil war has left an entire populace with secrets to keep. In the capital hospital, a gifted young surgeon is plagued by demons that are beginning to threaten his livelihood. Elsewhere in the hospital lies a dying man who was young during the country’s turbulent postcolonial years and has stories to tell that are far from heroic. As past and present intersect in the buzzing city, these men are drawn unwittingly closer by a British psychologist with good intentions, and into the path of one woman at the center of their stories. A work of breathtaking writing and rare wisdom, The Memory of Love seamlessly weaves together two generations of African life to create a story of loss, absolution, and the indelible effects of the past—and, in the end, the very nature of love.“[A] luminous tale of passion and betrayal.”—Maaza Mengiste, The New York Times Book Review
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2010].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
445 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Bloomsbury Pub., 2010.
General Note
"Recommended read, the Essence book club."
Description
Adrian Lockheart is a psychologist escaping his life in England. Arriving in Freetown in the wake of civil war, he struggles with the intensity of the heat, dirt and dust, and with the secrets this country hides. Despite the gulf of experience and understanding between them, Adrian finds unexpected friendship in a young surgeon at the hospital, the charismatic Kai Mansaray, and begins to build a new life. In the hospital Adrian encounters an elderly man, Elias Cole, who is reflecting on his past, not all of it noble. Recorded in a series of notebooks are memories of his youth, the optimism of the first moon landings, and the details of an obsession: Saffia, a woman he loved, and Julius, her fiery, rebellious husband. As their individual stories entwine across two generations in a country torn apart by repression and war, some distances cannot be bridged. It is the story of four lives colliding; a story about friendship, about understanding, absolution and the indelible effects of the past; about journeys and dreams and loss, and about the very nature of love.
Awards
Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Awards
Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Forna, A. (2010). The memory of love . Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. 2010. The Memory of Love. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. The Memory of Love New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Forna, A. (2010). The memory of love. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. The Memory of Love Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010.
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