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Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd
This is a remarkable fictional account of participation in a scientific study of the behaviour of chimpanzees against a background of civil war in the Congo. There are flashbacks to the narrator's matrimonial problems in England where she worked on a historical survey of hedgerows. Combining these unusual elements the author has constructed a compelling story which I strongly recommend.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 15 October 2002 )