In this stunning debut novella, Rebecca Walker turns her attention to
the power of love and the limitations of the human heart. When Farida, a
sophisticated college student, falls in love with Adé, a young Swahili
man living on an idyllic island off the coast of Kenya, the two plan to
marry and envision a simple life together—free of worldly possessions
and concerns. But when Farida contracts malaria and finds herself caught
in the middle of a civil war, reality crashes in around them. The
lovers’ solitude is interrupted by a world in the throes of massive
upheaval that threatens to tear them apart, along with all they cherish.
Haunting, exquisite, and certain to become a classic, Adé will stay with you long after you put it down. This is a timeless love story set perfectly, heartbreakingly, in our time.
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