The Book of Memory
| Author | : Petina Gappah |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2016-02-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780865479074 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0865479070 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (070 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Book of Memory written by Petina Gappah and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Memory, the narrator of [this novel], is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, after being sentenced for murder. As part of her appeal, her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. The death penalty is a mandatory sentence for murder, and Memory is, both literally and metaphorically, writing for her life. As her story unfolds, Memory reveals that she has been tried and convicted for the murder of Lloyd Hendricks, her adopted father. But who was Lloyd Hendricks? Why does Memory feel no remorse for his death? And did everything happen exactly as she remembers?"--Dust jacket flap.
