In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut

In a Strange Room by Damon GalgutFROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PROMISE A young man takes three journeys, through Greece, India and Africa. He travels lightly, simply. To those who travel with him and those whom he meets on the way including a handsome, enigmatic stranger, a group of careless backpackers and a woman on the edge he is the Follower, the Lover and the Guardian. Yet, despite the man's best intentions, each journey ends in disaster. Together, these three

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