The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest - Hardcover

Forna, Aminatta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871138654 ISBN 13: 9780871138651

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Recounts the author's childhood in postcolonial Africa, her dissident father's actions against British tyranny that resulted in his imprisonment, and her struggle to learn his fate and expose the conspiracy surrounding his death. 35,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

‘This is a book of quite extraordinary power and beauty. Aminatta Forna has excavated not only her memory but the hidden recesses of the heart.’ Fergal Keane

‘An extraordinary and gripping story...Aminatta Forna’s book glows with compassion. A modern classic, of which her courageous father would have been proud.’ Peter Gowin, author of ‘Mukiwa’

‘An engrossing account of pain, love and discovery that had the capacity not only to make me understand but also to move me to tears’ Gillian Slovo, author of ‘Every Secret Thing’

‘I had tears in my eyes almost the whole way through, although it is the least sentimental of books...Aminatta Forna manages, quite brilliantly, to evoke not only all the honour and pity that is in her family’s story, but its beauty and tenderness too.’ Katie Hickman, author of ‘Daughters of Britannia’

From the Publisher:

A daughter's memoir of her father, her family, her country and a continent. 'A memoir to stand alongside Wild Swans... a book about love and the power to endure' Fergal Keane

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0871138654
• ISBN 13: 9780871138651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416