The Devil That Danced On The Water by Aminatta Forna

The Devil That Danced On The Water

Aminatta Forna

403 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A daughter's memoir of her father, her family, her country and a continent. Aminatta Forna's personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an African childhood - of an idyll which became a nightmare. As a child she witnessed the upheavals ...

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Moods

challenging 100%
informative 100%
emotional 75%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Average rating

4.11

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