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Aminatta Forna says there’s nothing new about this story of ours…

“There’s nothing new about this story of ours, such things happen. Love misses its mark, arrives too early or too late. ” – Aminatta Forna, The Hired Man

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Aminatta Forna says something else, something with a power that endures…

“The hollowness in his chest, the tense yearning, the loneliness he braces against, every morning until he can immerse himself in work and forget. Not love. Something else, something with a power that endures. Not love, but a memory of … Continue reading

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