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The Book of Secrets

by M.G. Vassanji · 1994

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The Book of Secrets begins in 1988, when the 1913 diary of a British colonial administrator is found in a shopkeeper's dusty backroom. Retired schoolteacher Pius Fernandes is captured by the diary's coded history. His exploration of the stories and the people in its pages uncovers a multigenerational narrative of forbidden liaisons and family secrets.

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Setting
CanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisEast AfricaEast AfricaMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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