num_pages: 256
description: In 1963 Carla Jackson was thirty-for and Zanzibar became independent. Even so, nothing really changed: Empire still haunted the exotic streets and Carla continued to veil her unconventional marriage with a splendid house, drinks parties and visits to Darajani Fort. Then revolution struck, forcing her to abandon her charmed existence.Forty years later, Carla returns to the scented alleyways of Stone Town and is reacquainted with a dangerous past and a long-lost friend, Mussa. Londoner Francesca Wade strikes up a friendship with the older woman and their friendship deepens as history tangles with the present. Gradually the beautiful, stifling world in which both are hiding is revealed. But how far can an outsider ever really penetrate this mysterious place?
language: English
title: The Africa Bar
publisher: Review