Dust

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Dust

From a breathtaking new voice, a novel about a splintered family in Kenyaâ€”a story of power and deceit, unrequited love, survival and sacrifice.

Odidi Oganda, running for his life, is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi. His grief-stricken sister, Ajany, just returned from Brazil, and their father bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands, seeking some comfort and peace. But the murder has stirred memories long left untouched and unleashed a series of unexpected events: Odidi and Ajanyâ€™s mercurial mother flees in a fit of rage; a young Englishman arrives at the Ogandasâ€™ house, seeking his missing father; a hardened policeman who has borne witness to unspeakable acts reopens a cold case; and an all-seeing Trader with a murky identity plots an overdue revenge. In scenes stretching from the violent upheaval of contemporary Kenya back through a shocking political assassination in 1969 and the Mau Mau uprisings against British colonial rule in the 1950s, we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape, buried deep within the shared past of the family and of a conflicted nation.

Here is a spellbinding novel about a brother and sister who have lost their way; about how myths come to pass, history is written, and war stains us forever.

Country	USA
Author	Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780307961211
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
NumberOfPages	386
PublicationDate	2014-01-28
Publisher	Vintage
ReleaseDate	2014-01-28
Studio	Vintage

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