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Before I Forget

by Andre Brink, André Philippus Brink, Brink, Andre Philippus, André Brink · October 4, 2005

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Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer who has lost his gift for the word. That is, until, he meets Rachel, a woman destined to become the great love of his life, a love greater for being unfulfilled. Before I Forget is the final act of Chris's creative life; it is the coming together of all the chaotic pieces of his existence. It is much more than the story of how he met Rachel; it is the story of his life and his lifetime of loves. There are brief affairs, extended affairs, even a marriage and in all of them we find Chris retelling his joys and pains in such a way that they move us to tears and beyond. Erotic, searingly honest, and a profoundly moving novel, this is the history of a life set against the history of a nation and, more than anything, a tribute to lost lovers and our very ability to love at all.

LiteratureFictionAutobiographical memoryAuthors, fictionSouth africa, fictionFiction, generalFiction, romance, generalAuthors, South AfricanHistorySouth African AuthorsFiction, historical, general
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