‘Petina Gappah powerfully probes the tricky nature of memory…’ Observer

Moving between the vibrant townships of the poor and the suburbs and country retreats of the rich, The Book of Memory is a compelling, contemporary tale of love, obsession and the cruelty of fate.

Memory is an albino woman, languishing in prison in Harare, Zimbabwe. At nine years old she was adopted by a wealthy man – a man whose murder she is now convicted of. Facing the death penalty, she tells the story of the chain of events that brought her there. But is everything as she remembers it?