When retired schoolteacher Pius Fernandes discovers the 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator, he is drawn into a provocative account of the Asian community of East Africa and the liaisons, secrets, and feelings of its people. Winner of the Giller Prize.
"Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling." --David Willis McCullough, " The New York Times Book Review"
"A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel." --"The New Yorker "
"Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction. --"The Atlantic Monthly"
Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling. "David Willis McCullough, The New York Times Book Review"
A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel. "The New Yorker"
Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction. "The Atlantic Monthly""
"Rich . . . wonderful . . . entertaining . . . a celebration of storytelling." --David Willis McCullough, The New York Times Book Review
"A love affair with the past . . . [an] exquisite, tender, and possibly great novel." --The New Yorker
"Well-written, mulit-layered, and teasingly inconclusive . . . Offers a view of an area seldom treated in fiction." --The Atlantic Monthly