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What Tears Us Apart (2013)

by Deborah Cloyed(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0778313794 (ISBN13: 9780778313793)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin MIRA

review 1: The story in this book is compelling and gripping. Leda wants to find out what the real world is about. She leaves her privileged way of life, and travels to an orphanage in the slums on Nairobi. She has an instant connection to the man who runs the orphanage, Ita. He is a very thoughtful person and gave up his dreams to help the children. There is political unrest, and a complex history between Ita and his childhood friend, Chege, who is a gang leader. It is a story of connection between two people who live in different worlds and also the story of a soul deep connection between Ita and Chege. Leda, Ita, and Chege must figure out the reality of their worlds and face the demons within.
review 2: I picked this book up after an afternoon of browsing in a local bo... moreokstore. The setting is Kenya in the year 2007, on the eve of a historic political election. The main character, Leda, is a wealthy, 20 something American who is looking for direction in her life after several failed attempts to find her true calling. She decides to journey to Kenya and volunteer at an orphanage. Once there, she realizes that she is definitely out of her element, but drawn to the people she has met, including the handsome and charismatic, Ita. Ita started the orphanage and keeps it going through donations and earnings he makes as a Safari leader. While Ita and Leda become more involved with one another, Leda finds herself confused by the ties Ita has with his friend, Chege. Chege is just as charismatic as Ita, but has chosen a different path, one filed with violence and depravity. The history between the two men links their lives until one night when all of Kenya explodes in a storm of terror and tragedy. less

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