Rules of the Wild
Francesca Marciano
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Description for Rules of the Wild
Paperback. Set in contemporary Nairobi, this is at once a sharp-eyed dissection of white society in modern Kenya and the moving story of a young woman, Esme, struggling to make sense of her place in Africa, and her feelings for the two men she loves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
In the vast space of East Africa lives a close-knit tribe of expatriates. They all meet at dinner parties; they share the same doctors and eat at the same restaurants; they sleep with each other and take the same drugs.
Set in contemporary Nairobi, Rules of the Wild is at once a sharp-eyed dissection of white society in modern Kenya and the moving story of a young woman, Esme, struggling to make sense of her place in Africa, and her feelings for the two men she loves - Adam, a second generation Kenyan who is the first to show ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099274698
SKU
KOG0000952
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Francesca Marciano
Francesca Marciano was born in Rome. She worked for Italian television in New York and has written several film scripts. Since 1991 she has lived in Kenya in a house on the Indian Ocean and has made a number of documentary films in Africa. Rules of the Wild is her first novel.
Reviews for Rules of the Wild
Remarkable... Sensuous... Compellingly readable... Makes you feel as if you've come back from some place very far away
USA Today
An intensely romantic novel... Worthy of Flaubert
New York Times
An updated English Patient... Engaging... A page-turner... Intense and lyrical
Elle
USA Today
An intensely romantic novel... Worthy of Flaubert
New York Times
An updated English Patient... Engaging... A page-turner... Intense and lyrical
Elle