The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest by Aminatta Forna

The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest

Aminatta Forna

416 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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Praised as “a shining example of what autobiography can be: harrowing, illuminating and thoughtful” (USA Today), Aminatta Forna’s intensely personal history is a passionate and vivid account of an idyllic childhood which became the stuff of nightm...

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Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 83%
challenging 66%
informative 66%
sad 33%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

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