| The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo Contributor(s): Orner, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316066338 ISBN-13: 9780316066334 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: This utterly original debut novel from the prizewinning author of "Esther Stories" takes a young American to a school in Africa, where he falls for a woman of far deeper experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - Multicultural & Interracial - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Mavala Shikongo deserted them, the teachers at the boys' school in Goas weren't surprised. How could they be? She was too beautiful, too powerful, and too mysterious for their tiny, remote, and arid world. They knew only one essential fact about their departed colleague: she was a combat veteran of Namibia's brutal war for independence. When Mavala returns to Goas with a baby son, all are awed by her boldness. The teachers try hard, once again, not to fall in love with her. They fail, immediately and miserably, especially the American volunteer, Larry Kaplanski. |