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The Book of Memory

By: Petina Gappah
Narrated by: Chipo Chung
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Memory, the narrator of The Book of Memory, is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she has been convicted of murder.

As part of her appeal, her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. As her story unfolds, Memory reveals that she has been convicted for the murder of her adoptive father. But did everything happen exactly as she remembers?

©2015 Petina Gappah (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Africa Heartfelt Crime

Critic reviews

"Mistress of crushing irony and acerbic humour...this is a fiercely indignant and justly cynical work." ( Sunday Times on An Elegy for Easterly)
"Gappah's lightness of touch and excellent sense of humour moderate some of the gravest moments." ( Daily Telegraph on An Elegy for Easterly)
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Captured me to the end.
Will search for more books by the author. Beautifully written.

Beautifully narrated

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slow moving but interesting and very sad. the ending let me decide. I like that.

sad but interesting. not a gripping drama

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The narrator really brought this excellent story to life. It was well written and had a plausible storyline. I highly recommend it!

Stunning narration

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Would you listen to The Book of Memory again? Why?

yes, its beautifully narrated and the story can be retold without losing its power

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Book of Memory?

the end, but all of it really

What does Chipo Chung bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

the feel of the place, the language, the pronunciation

Any additional comments?

read or listen it is beautiful but emotional book

beautiful

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enjoyed this very much and found it really well suited to the excellent marathon.
at times the language choices made it difficult to follow briefly
didn't see the twist coming at all

something a little different

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