"Paris, 1806. As renowned botanist Michel Adanson lies on his deathbed, the last word to escape his lips is a woman's name: Maram. The key to this mysterious woman's identity is Adanson's unpublished memoir of the years he spent in Senegal. While on a research expedition in West Africa as a young man, Adanson hears the story of Maram and becomes obsessed with finding her. Accompanied by his guide, he ventures deep into the Senegalese bush on a journey that reveals not only the savagery of the French colonial occupation but also the unlikely transports of the human heart."--Provided by the publisher.
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ISBN:9780374606770
Physical Description:243 pages ; 22 cm regular print print
Edition:First American edition.
Publisher:New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
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