The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna

The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2011

'A writer of great talent and courage' * Monica Ali *
'An intricate tapestry of betrayal, tragedy and loss.. an affecting, passionate and intelligent novel about the redemptive power of love and storytelling' * Daily Telegraph *
'Let us hope that it takes its place where it deserves to be; not at the top of the pile of "African Literature" but outside any category altogether - and at the top of award shortlists' * The Times *
‘Intelligent, engrossing and beautifully crafted' * Daily Mail *

Aminatta Forna was born in Scotland
and raised in West Africa. Her first book, The
Devil that Danced on the Water, was shortlisted
for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2003. Her novel
Ancestor Stones was winner of the 2008
Hurston Wright Legacy Award, the
Literaturpreis in Germany, was nominated for
the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and selected by the Washington Post as one of the most important books of 2006. In 2007 Vanity Fair named Aminatta as one of Africa's most promising new writers. Aminatta has also written for magazines and newspapers, radio and
television, and presented television documentaries on Africa's history and art. Aminatta Forna lives in London with her husband.

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ISBN 13	9781408809655
ISBN 10	1408809656
Title	The Memory of Love
Author	Aminatta Forna
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-03-07
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Short-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2011
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