The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands

The Zanzibar Chest is a moving examination of colonialism's consequences, told through the lens of one British family's legacy.

This intricately hand-carved chest contains the diaries of the author's father's best friend, Peter Davey, who died under mysterious circumstances five decades ago.

Through these papers, Hartley embarks on a journey to unlock the secrets of Davey's life and his own family's past.

With a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize and a Publishers Weekly and Economist best book of the year, The Zanzibar Chest is an unassailable mix of irony, vainglory, passionate sympathy, and despair.

Don't miss out on this powerful and thought-provoking read.