The Memory of Love | 
#22onthetbr #montage - which Tbr?! The tagged is the 22nd book not read on my kindle, the Groff is the 22nd I have stacked here and the trolley is the consequences of buying books when stressed - who knows how to work out the 22nd there!
pickThe book is set in Sierra Leone during and after the civil war. We follow three main individuals: Elias Cole, a university professor; Adrian, a British psychologist; and Kai, a surgeon. We go back and forth between the past and present, to see how the war has devastated its people. At the same time, all these individuals are connected in some way.
It was a good read but it was hard to get into it at first. An unexpected ending.
pick#ReadingAfrica22 #SierraLeone This is a difficult book to both rate & review. I absolutely understand why Amiinarta Forna won the old Booker Award for this novel / it‘s breathtaking and sweeping in scope & prose but it‘s not an easy or pleasurable read. It took me three weeks and I‘m not sure the reward was worth my investment. It‘s a pick but not an easy book to recommend. The interweaving of multiple storylines was impressive.
Today‘s #MiniBookHaul from my charity bookshop ☺️Tagged book for #ReadingAfrica22 #SierraLeone and the Wally Lamb I‘ve been wanting to read for a very long time.
pickAn interesting story set in Sierra Leone. Past and present are intertwined in this post-war era of a country trying to get out of the devastating civil war. We meet three men, one is dying and telling his story of a university teacher who is in love with a woman, the other one is a shrink listening to these stories, and the third a doctor the shrink meet in the hospital where he listens to the stories. The book is different, but good different.
pickIn this complex, intense novel we follow the lives of Elias Cole, a former University professor and Kai, a surgeon, and others in Freetown, Sierra Leone who lived through and survived the horrific war. Now, Adrian, a British psychologist sees patients who are suffering from PTSD. Seemingly unconnected at first, Forna beautifully weaves their stories together to create surprising plot twists.
pickI was concerned this book would be too heavy and serious, but it was absolutely wonderful and I‘m so glad I read it. Maybe my one complaint is that following who the many different characters were was a little confusing, but the emotions were so real, the world was so real, this was illuminating, wonderfully written, really valuable to read. I feel I know a tiny bit about Sierra Leone now. Respect for this amazing writer
My first ever book from Sierra Leone! Amazing so far
I‘m doing a lot of audiobooks recently. I was on antibiotics for the really long UTI for a long time and ever since I‘ve had really painful stomach pains (which I‘m hoping is normal, I hated the antibiotics so much and think they‘ve messed up my whole body) so I‘m a bit of a heap listening to books until I recover
pickThis was the first Aminatta Forna I picked up a few years back. I read it with my book club. I was in awe of the fantastic writing and the complex story. #readsoullit
Looking for feedback from anyone who has read this book. Thanks!
