num_pages: 367
description: Boyd, the author of A Good Man in Africa and Brazzaville Beach, here gives us something entirely new, part suspense, part romance, all grand storytelling.A young woman, waylaid by an old man who claims to be her father, hears his story of corruption and intrigue as the two of them embark on a remarkable journey.
language: English
title: The Blue Afternoon
titlecomplete: The Blue Afternoon
genres: Modern, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Mystery, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 3040
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Sunday Express Book of the Year
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf