A marker to measure drift

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Alexander Maksik: A marker to measure drift (2013, Alfred A. Knopf)

221 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2013 by Alfred A. Knopf.

ISBN:
978-0-307-96257-7
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OCLC Number:
813220886

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5 stars (1 review)

An electrifying novel tracks a woman's journey from the horrors of Charles Taylor's Liberia to abject poverty and self-exile on a Greek island, where she must grapple with a haunted past and find a way back into human society.

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Absolutely incredible. It builds up slowly, though, so you need to stick around for the ride. The last 5% of the book had my heart pounding. Half of me didn't want to read on, but it was far overpowered by the other half that was clinging to every word. Tremendously powerful.

The less you know about the book, the better. If you are reading this, stop now and just read the book instead.

I am now going to read something happier. Sophie Kinsella, here I come.

Subjects

  • Social conditions
  • Social isolation
  • Fiction
  • Women

Places

  • Liberia
  • Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)