Well I finished reading The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna. It took 100/150 pages to get into it, but then I couldnt put it down. It is deeply moving, an intricate tapestry of betrayal, tragedy and loss. To quote Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969. On a hot January evening that he will remember for decades, Elias Cole first catches sight of Saffia Kamara, the wife of a charismatic colleague. He is transfixed. Thirty years later, lying in the capitals hospital, he recalls the desire tat drove him to acts of betrayal he has tried to justify ever since. Elsewher in the hospital, Kai, a gifted young surgeon, is desperately trying to forget the pain of a lost love that torments him as much as the mental scars he still bears from the civil war that has left an entire people with terrible secrets to keep. It falls to a British psychologist, Adrian Lockheart, to help the 2 survivors, but when he too falls in love, past and present collide with devastating consequences. The Memory of Love is a heartbreaking story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Its certainly a worthwhile read if you can persevere through the first 100+ pages. It never ceases to amaze me how people, in so many African countries, whove survived the most horrendous atrocities, managed to continue with their lives. This book gives one insight into just how many are seriously affected psychologically.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:57:23 +0000
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