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Dorothy is a retired schoolteacher who has recently moved to a housing estate in a small village. Solomon is a night-watchman, an immigrant from an unnamed country in Africa. Each is desperate for love. And yet each harbors secrets that may make attaining it impossible. With breathtaking... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gabriel: Add a description of this character.
- Solomon
- Sheila
- Mike
- Mahmood
- Katherine
- Brian
- Mrs. Anderson
- Joshua
- Carla
- Stuart Lewis
- Dr. Williams
- Dorothy
- Felix
- Weston
- Said
- Roger
- Mr. Jowett
- Feroza
- Emmanuel
- Maria
- Patrick
- Denise
- Paul
- Sally
- Mr. Simons
- Derek
- Jimmy
- Geoff Waverley
- Mr. Collins
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- Caryl Phillips (Author)
Awards edit
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (2004: South Asia and Europe)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (2004: Overall)
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2003, Longlisted)
- Pen/Faulkner Award (Finalist, 2004: Fiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2003: Fiction)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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