Dust

By Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Book Overview

A Washington Post Notable Book When a young man is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi, his grief-stricken father and sister bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands. But the murder has stirred up memories long since buried, precipitating a series of events no one could have foreseen. As the truth unfolds, we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape, hidden deep within the shared past of a family and their conflicted nation. Spanning Kenya's turbulent 1950s and 1960s, Dust is spellbinding debut from a breathtaking new voice in literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345802543
• ISBN13: 9780345802545
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.0"