Nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize in England, Colin Thurbron's mesmerizing tale of an isolated frontier community of whites and native blacks slowly terrorized by a mysterious disease offers new insight into the modern plague of racial hatred.
"An allegory of the perniciousness of colonialism . . . beautifully thought out . . . and lyrically delivered." -- Jennifer Howard, "Washington Post Book World"
"An allegory of the perniciousness of colonialism . . . beautifully thought out . . . and lyrically delivered." -- Jennifer Howard, "Washington Post Book World"
