Namwali Serpell
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Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called the Old Drift. Here begins the epic story of a small African nation told by a mysterious swarm that calls itself man's greatest nemesis. The take? A playful panorama of history, fairy tale, romance, and science fiction. The moral? To err is human. In 1904, in the smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
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Description
"Cassandra Williams is twelve, and her little brother Wayne is seven. One day, when they're alone together, an accident happens and Wayne is lost forever. Or so it seems. Though his body is never recovered, their mother, unable to give up hope, launches an organization dedicated to missing children. Their father simply leaves, starts another family somewhere else. As C grows older, she sees her brother everywhere: in coffee shops, airplane aisles,...