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Andrew J.H. Sharp

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Andrew Sharp's first novel, The Ghosts of Eden, won the 2010 Waverton Good Read Award and was shortlisted for the 2011 International Rubery Book Award.

Andrew was brought up in East Africa and has worked in Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He is based in the East Midlands in the UK where he combines his medical work with writing.

"There are not enough novels set in sub-Saharan Africa, yet so many stories to tell." ...more

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Not a 'serious' novel

Yes, The Chef, the Bird and the Blessing (just released in eformat with paperback to follow in August) is not a 'serious' novel, what with the quirky voice of the narrator, his reclusive employer, Mr Bin, and his visionary wife who prophesies a future of electric gates and marble porticos. A comedy? Even a farce?

And yet ... it's also a story that touches on the power of suppressed memory, on the Read more of this blog post »

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Published on July 21, 2021 03:14 • Tags: humour-africa-friendship-nature

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