The Goldfinch book by Author: Donna Tartt
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Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend.
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The Goldfinch book by Author: Donna Tartt
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend.
He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to the thing that most reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love – and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.
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Petals of Blood book by Ngugi wa Thiong’o (Author), Chinua Achebe, Moses Isegawa
KShs1,150.00Add to cartThe puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the scene for this fervent, hard-hitting novel about disillusionment in independent Kenya. A deceptively simple tale, Petals of Blood is on the surface a suspenseful investigation of a spectacular triple murder in upcountry Kenya.
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KShs2,190.00Add to cartIn this painstakingly researched and insightful book, Professor Peter Kagwanja and co-author, Humphrey Ringera, offer a lucid panoramic view of contemporary Kenyan politics peered through the lenses of one of the iconic figures of the country’s post-Mau Mau power elite — Kiraitu Murungi.
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KShs1,895.00Add to cartVictory: Applying the Proven Principles of Military Strategy to Achieve Greater Success in Your Business and Personal Life – Brian Tracy By bestselling author Brian Tracy, a revised and updated edition of this indispensable field guide to using military strategies to win in business and life.The modern world can be a battleground, but key strategies …
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