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Caribbean author Condé (Crossing the Mangrove) makes one woman's search for identity a vehicle to explore a vast range of racial, cultural and gender issues in a seething novel that exposes the violent ferment of postapartheid South Africa. Rosélie Thibaudin's travels and travails have led her from Guadeloupe, the island of her birth, to Paris, London, Tokyo and, finally, Cape Town. With the mysterious murder of her white husband, Stephen Stewart, the son of an English father and a French mother, Rosélie, whose self-doubt is almost paralyzing, is suddenly without the support that has kept her going for 20 years. Her resolve to stay in Cape Town in order not to abandon her slain husband forces her to adapt and to re-examine her past. As the secrets of Stephen's life unravel, Rosélie's self-examination becomes more painful and rewarding. This literary novel with its multicultural themes may disappoint those expecting a conventional murder thriller. (Feb.)
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Adult/High School–Rosélie Thibaudin's husband, Stephen, was murdered in Cape Town, South Africa, just after midnight, by an unknown assailant. The motive is as mysterious as why a white man such as he would venture out so late into the night. In the months following his death, Rosélie discovers that she did not know her husband very well. She also realizes that she does not know herself that well either. This story is as much about Rosélie discovering who she is as it is about finding out who her husband was and why he was killed. The language is rich and dense, as is the portrait Condé paints of postapartheid South Africa. Rosélie wanders this landscape in a daze of memories and revelations, trying to find her place in a world left suddenly without focus. She was married to Stephen for 20 years, and suddenly she finds that their time together was either a sham or something else that only he could explain. This is a book for advanced teen readers who are interested in modern literature outside the American vernacular and experience. It depicts complicated relationships between adults and offers a glimpse of a country in a state of social and racial revolution.–Will Marston, Berkeley Public Library, CA
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