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Richard Ford talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel, Be Mine - a father and son road trip across America.

Books and Authors

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Three Great Novels That Tell the Story of Sudan

Three great novels reveal Sudan's story from colonialism through to its present. One refugee fleeing her home in cartoon left a message for looting militias scribbled out on a poster. It read, Here you will find no cash or gold, only lots of memories and books. When my father told me over the phone about taking my book with him, I was touched. Even as I was far away in Boston,. anxious over him, my novel had accompanied him on the dangerous journey out of Sudan, crossed with him to safety.

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