The Lower River by Paul Theroux (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Lower River by Paul Theroux Decades ago Massachusetts salesman Ellis Hock spent four years in Africa - and the continent has never left him. So when his wife walks out and his business goes belly up, Ellis turns back to the one place in which he briefly found happiness. Yet returning to the village of Malabo shocks him. The school he built is a ruin. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A hypnotic, compelling and brilliant novel - set in terrain no one knows better than TherouxDecades ago Massachusetts salesman Ellis Hock spent four years in Africa - and the continent has never left him. So when his wife walks out and his business goes belly up, Ellis turns back to the one place in which he briefly found happiness.Yet returning to the village of Malabo shocks him. The school he built is a ruin. The people he remembers are poor, apathetic, hostile. The country labours as if under a great, invisible burden. However, Ellis is determined. This is his escape, a paradise regained.But escape can be a snare, a trap for the unwary . . . Notes Paperback edition of this hypnotic and compelling novel from Theroux, which coincides with his latest African travelogue, The Last Train To Zona Verde. Ellis Hock looks back to a golden age of his life: the 4 years he spent in Malawi with the Peace Corps. When his wife leaves him, he decides to return to the place where he can be happy again. But is his new life, his journey back, an escape or a trap? The sense of menace is masterful. Theroux has never written a better novel Sunday Telegraph Author Biography Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. Promotional Decades ago Massachusetts salesman Ellis Hock spent four years in Africa - and the continent has never left him. So when his wife walks out and his business goes belly up, Ellis turns back to the one place in which he briefly found happiness. Promotional "Headline" A hypnotic, compelling and brilliant novel - set in terrain no one knows better than Theroux Details ISBN0241957745 Author Paul Theroux Year 2013 ISBN-10 0241957745 ISBN-13 9780241957745 Media Book Language English Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1941 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2013-04-04 Narrator Llewella Gideon Translator Lucia Graves Affiliation Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester Position Professor of Criminology Qualifications MD, Ph.D Pages 336 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2013-04-04 Alternative 9780241957752 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-06-13 AU Release Date 2013-06-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:51585797;

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