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      The New Life Hotel

      by Edward Hower
      Published
      Sep 2004
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      398
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      This novel of a moving love affair between a young American teacher and a mysterious African barmaid who are caught up in the euphoria and political turmoil of post-independence Africa was first published to critical acclaim in 1980.

      Award-winning novelist John Gardner called it "An immense book in every way--thoughtful, suspenseful, angry, and yet at the same time compassionate...wonderfully ambitious...An astonishing achievement."

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      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

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      Sep 2004 iUniverse ISBN13 9780595330386 ISBN10 059533038X
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      Jan 1980 Avon ISBN13 9780380763726 ISBN10 0380763729
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