The New Life Hotel

About the Book

This novel of a moving love affair between a young American teacher and a mysterious African barmaid who are caught up in the euphoria and political turmoil of post-independence Africa was first published to critical acclaim in 1980.

Award-winning novelist John Gardner called it "An immense book in every way-thoughtful, suspenseful, angry, and yet at the same time compassionate wonderfully ambitious An astonishing achievement."

About the Author

Edward Hower is the author of nine books, including The Storms of May, his latest novel, and The Pomegranate Princess, a volume of folktales he collected while on Fulbright grants to India. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts award, he has written fiction and journalism for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Smithsonian, and many other publications.