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In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, a British oil executive's wife has been kidnapped. Two journalists are sent to find her. In a story taut with suspense, explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of dangers. Assailed by irresolvable versions of the 'truth' about the woman's disappearance, dependant on the kindness of strangers of unknowable loyalties, their journalistic objectivity will prove unsustainable.
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"Starred Review. Habila's stirring third novel...is a cinematic adventure and a remarkably tense race against the clock set in a haunting world...it is also a brooding political tragedy in the Graham Greene tradition...The delta and its people are rendered"
Publishers Weekly
"Starred Review. In a beautiful, almost cinematic style, Habila moves back and forth in time to tell a story swathed in the cynicism of modern global development and the mysteries of human longing."
Booklist
"Richard Allen's deep, rich voice makes the characters come to life...his pacing is perfect, and his diction always clear. This is a compelling story well read and worth hearing."
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