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In the heart of a civil war–torn African nation, primate researcher Hope Clearwater made a shocking discovery about apes and man. . . .
Young, alone, and far from her family in Britain, Hope Clearwater contemplates the extraordinary events that left her washed up like driftwood on Brazzaville Beach. It is here, on the distant, lonely outskirts of Africa, where she must come to terms with the perplexing and troubling circumstances of her recent past. For Hope is a survivor of the devastating cruelties of apes and humans alike. And to move forward, she must first grasp some hard and elusive truths: about marriage and madness, about the greed and savagery of charlatan science, and about what compels seemingly benign creatures to kill for pleasure alone.
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William Boyd is the critically acclaimed author of ten novels, including A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread and Somerset Maugham awards, and Any Human Heart, winner of the Prix Jean Monnet.
A young Englishwoman seeks solace on a quiet African beach after a series of personal and professional traumas. Harriet Walters narrates this cerebral adventure story using a detached style which reflects Hope's futile attempts to make sense of past events and relationships using her intellect alone. Meditations on mathematical theory, botany and chimpanzee society are evenly paced and read with a clarity that makes them easy to digest. Walters also creates smooth transitions among the African/American/British accents and the dialects of other characters, enhancing the characters in the story. Listeners can settle in for a long, literary and thought-provoking experience. J.A. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0670837954
- ISBN 13 9780670837953
- BindingHardcover
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