The Memory of Love

Written by Aminatta Forna

Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Sierra Leone: civil war has left an entire population with terrible secrets to keep. In the capital's hospital Kai, a gifted young surgeon, is plagued by demons. Elsewhere in the hospital lies Elias Cole, a university professor who recalls the love that drove him to acts that are far from heroic. As past and present intersect, Kai and Elias are drawn unwittingly closer and into the path of one woman at the centre of their stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Sep 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781407488301

Aminatta Forna

Aminatta Forna is a former BBC reporter and has presented on various political and current affair programmes. She is a contributor to several newspapers including the Independent and The Sunday Times. 'The Devil that Danced on Water' was a runner-up for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2003 and she has acted as judge for various awards including the MacMillan African Writer's Prize and the Samuel Johnson Prize. Her most recent novel is 'Ancestor Stones'.

Reviews for The Memory of Love

[Scott Baird · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This audiobook is recorded so quietly, that even turned up to max volume I couldn't understand what was said over the noise of my car running. On top of that the narrator changes the volume of his speech often speaking at a whisper for some characters. It's not hard to normalise the volume of an audiobook and amplify the volume, it's a 5 minute task and one that any good player will do, unfortunately Scribd doesn't.

[Nicholas Otieno Ochieng · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic tale that weaves the past and present lives of Ella's Cole, Adrian and Kai.

Nice read. Will definitely recommend.