Brazzaville Beach
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Hope Clearwater lives alone in a beach house in an unnamed African country, trying to patch together her shattered life. An ecologist, she had come to Africa to participate in primate research and to heal the deep wounds of her marriage to a brilliant English mathematician; but she soon found herself plunged into another crisis, one that threatened not only her career but also her life. In a book packed with scientific and mathematical metaphors, Boyd explores how people create, defend, ignore, or subvert the belief systems that govern their lives. If on one level this is an intellectual thriller, on another it is very much an exciting and riveting adventure story, and on yet another a subtle examination of the power grid of personal relationships.
Reserved for tantan as a choice from the OZ VBB.
Reserved for tantan as a choice from the OZ VBB.
Another engrossing story from William Boyd. This one involves chimpanzees, hedgerows, civil war in the Congo, and mathematics...
He is such a great writer.
He is such a great writer.
Released 7 yrs ago (7/23/2016 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia
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Going off to tantan as a choice from the OZ VBB.
Many thanks!
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Not sure why I didn't add my thoughts about this book before I sent it on. I finished the book on 30/04/2017. At the time, I wrote the following on goodreads:
I really enjoyed this book, especially the sections set in Congo. Hope's story is both captivating and distressing, yet told with refreshing honesty. A recommended read.
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Not sure why I didn't add my thoughts about this book before I sent it on. I finished the book on 30/04/2017. At the time, I wrote the following on goodreads:
I really enjoyed this book, especially the sections set in Congo. Hope's story is both captivating and distressing, yet told with refreshing honesty. A recommended read.
Received with thanks, via the Oz VBB
