The Memory of Love
British novelist, born 1964.
The Memory of Love is a 2010 novel by Aminatta Forna. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2011.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Aminatta Forna
- First published
- 2010
- Length
- 464 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2011
- Genre
- Literary fiction, War and conflict, Psychological, Love story
Is The Memory of Love worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: The Big Jubilee Read (BBC Arts and The Reading Agency) and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The Big Jubilee Read (BBC Arts and The Reading Agency, 2022) | Listed | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2011) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Memory of Love
The edition we link to is the Bloomsbury Paperbacks paperback (2011), 464 pages.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN
- 9781408809655
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Memory of Love
Prize juries and readers rate it about equally: it earned 17% on prize lists and 14% on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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