Old Drift - Namwali Serpell

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'Extraordinary, ambitious, evocative, dazzling' SALMAN RUSHDIE n n On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift. n n In 1904, in a smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named Percy M. Clark, foggy with fever, makes a mistake that entangles his fate with those of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy. n n So begins a cycle of unwitting retribution between three Zambian families as they collide and converge over the course of the century, into the present and beyond. n n 'Brilliant . . . heartbreaking' Sunday Times n n 'Electric . . . Serpell is a major talent' Financial Times n n 'A novel that satisfies on all levels' Alice Sebold n n 'Charming, heartbreaking and breathtaking' Carmen Maria Machado n n Longlisted for the Debut Crown Historical Writers Association Award 2019 n Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 n