A case of mistaken identity fills the void grief leaves behind in The Furrows

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Explore the nature of grief in The Furrows: Zambian author Namwali Serpell spins a haunting tale of a woman haunted by the disappearance of her younger brother, carrying her grief with her well into adulthood. Cassandra Williams loses her little brother Wayne in a tragic accident, and his body is never found. As the years go by, Williams sees Wayne’s face everywhere — in restaurants, planes, the metro — until one day, she meets a man who seems eerily familiar and his name is also Wayne. Serpell’s novel explores the nature of grief in a poignant way in this unusual story of mistaken identity and achingly heartfelt wishful thinking.