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The Blue Afternoon

Boyd, the author of A Good Man in Africaand Brazzaville Beach, here gives us something entirely new, part suspense, part romance, all grand storytelling.

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A young woman, waylaid by an old man who claims to be her father, hears his story of corruption and intrigue as the two of them embark on a remarkable journey.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 367 pages

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