The Leper Compound
Paula Nangle$12.71
$14.95
"The Leper Compound will . . . remain with the reader long after the book has been closed."--Stuart Dybek, author of I Sailed with Magellan
For Colleen, motherless at seven, isolated from her schizophrenic younger sister, illness unleashes the uncanny and essential of human identity. Growing into womanhood in Rhodesia's final conflict-ridden years, she transgresses social, racial, and political boundaries in her search for connection. This masterly novel is a searing evocation of late-twentieth-century African life.
Paula Nangle was raised by missionaries in the United States and southern Africa and now lives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. This is her first novel.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Published: 01/01/2008
ISBN: 9781934137062
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.58w x 0.57d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/26/2007 pg. 30
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2007 pg. 1262
Booklist 02/15/2008 pg. 35