LCS Logo         Lake Chapala Society - Since 1955

Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The Book of Secrets

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Picador 1996Description: 360 pagesISBN:
  • 9780312150686
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.54
LOC classification:
  • PR9199.3.V388
Summary: In 1988, a retired schoolteacher named Pius Fernandes receives an old diary found in the back room of an East African shop. Written in 1913 by a British colonial administrator, the diary captivates Fernandes, who begins to research the coded history he encounters in its terse, laconic entries. What he uncovers is a story of forbidden liaisons and simmering vengeances, family secrets and cultural exiles--a story that leads him on an investigative journey through his own past and Africa's.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Lake Chapala Society TP VASS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 60691

In 1988, a retired schoolteacher named Pius Fernandes receives an old diary found in the back room of an East African shop. Written in 1913 by a British colonial administrator, the diary captivates Fernandes, who begins to research the coded history he encounters in its terse, laconic entries. What he uncovers is a story of forbidden liaisons and simmering vengeances, family secrets and cultural exiles--a story that leads him on an investigative journey through his own past and Africa's.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha