The Blue Afternoon

by William Boyd

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My first exhilarating encounter with William Boyd. A wonderful story about a physician in the Phillipines at the turn of the century - combination detective and love story. I loved his writing. (

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bobbieharv | Feb 1, 2008 |

Brilliant, moving and gripping. Plus a fascinating and believable recreation of a little known part of the past. (

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The Blue Afternoon

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1993

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Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Fiction, 1995)

Sunday Express Fiction Award (1993)

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Boyd, the author of A Good Man in Africa and Brazzaville Beach, here gives us something entirely new, part suspense, part romance, all grand storytelling. A young woman, waylaid by an old man who claims to be her father, hears his story of corruption and intrigue as the two of them embark on a remarkable journey.

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