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Title: The Boy Next Door

Synopsis
A remarkable debut novel about love, race, family, and secrets set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's troubled break from colonial rule, BOY NEXT DOOR follows the intertwining lives of Lindiwe Bishop and her British colonial neighbor Ian McKenzie. Lindiwe first becomes fascinated with Ian after a fire kills Ian's step-mother and he is charged with murder. After he is released for lack of evidence, the two start a halting tentative romance that is cut short when Ian moves to South Africa. Years later he returns to the now fractured and violent Zimbabwe and learns Lindiwe's astonishing secret. Author Irene Sabatini grew up in Zimbabwe and her novel is full of the vivid semi-autobiographical details of life in the complicated nation.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        403 Pages
Weight:        1.2 Pounds
Height:         8.8 Inches
Width:          6 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
A tale set in post-independence Zimbabwe finds Lindiwe Bishop fascinated by Ian McKenzie, a white man who has been acquitted for the burning murder of his stepmother, an encounter after which they are reunited years later by a devastating secret.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Boy Next Door and it was written by Irene Sabatini. This edition of The Boy Next Door is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is September 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $23.99. There are 403 pages in the book and it was published by Little Brown & Co. The 10 digit ISBN is 031604993X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780316049931. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.