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In this assured dΓ©but about loneliness and passion in Africa, Sue Eckstein enthrals with a deliciously intricate plot, compelling characters and razor-sharp dialogue. West Africa in the early 1990s. Isabel Redmond is tiring of her iconoclastic husband's penchant for pendulous black breasts; the High Commissioner and his wife Fenella are both enjoying illicit affairs; an old English judge is wandering through the scrub following a tribe of Fulani herdsmen; Bob Newpin is about to make a killing in timeshares; and just what Father Seamus is up to is anyone's guess. Enter new diplomat Daniel Maddiso.;Cover; Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; The Cloths of Heaven; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Book Group Guide; Advertisement; About the Author; Copyright.
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