Borderlines

SKU: 9780008123017
Borderlines
Borderlines
Borderlines
Borderlines

Borderlines

SKU: 9780008123017
Author: Michela Wrong
Paperback·Ages 18+
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At a glance

💀 Tone
Sharp, investigative, thought-provoking
⚡ Pace
Medium, insight-driven
🖤 Vibes
Colonial legacy, conflict, geopolitical tension
👑 Themes
Power, identity, history
🧠 Mind Game
Analytical and deeply revealing
🔥 Hook
How arbitrary borders shaped nations—and continue to fuel conflict today.
👀 Perfect For
Fans of geopolitical nonfiction and Ryszard Kapuściński
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This
Readers who enjoy deep dives into history, politics, and the forces shaping modern Africa

British lawyer Paula Shackleton is mourning a lost love when a small man in a lemon-coloured suit accosts her over breakfast in a Boston hotel. Winston Peabody represents the African state of North Darrar, embroiled in a border arbitration case with its giant neighbour. He needs help with the hearings in The Hague, Paula needs to forget the past.   She flies to the state’s capital determined to lose herself in work, but soon discovers that even jobs taken with the purest intentions can involve moral compromise.

Taking testimony in scorching refugee camps, delving into the colonial past, she becomes increasingly uneasy about her role. Budding friendships with a scarred former rebel and an idealistic young doctor whittle away at her pose of sardonic indifference, until Paula finds herself taking a step no decent lawyer should ever contemplate.   Michela Wrong has been writing about Africa for two decades. In this taut legal thriller, rich with the Horn of Africa’s colours and aromas, she probes the motives underlying Western engagement with the continent, questioning the value of universal justice and exploring how history itself is forged. Above all her first novel is the story of a young woman’s anguished quest for redemption.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
352
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
20 June 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780008123017

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