This is a charming novel about Mr. Malik, a retired Kenyan businessman of Indian descent who spends his time hanging with friends at his club, bird watching, and volunteering in an AIDS unit at a local hospital to make amends for rejecting his son when he came out as gay, only to lose him soon after to AIDS. Mr. Malik is a widower who has fallen in love with Rose Mbikwa, who leads the local Tuesday morning bird watching hikes. When an old nemesis from school days, Harry Khan, comes to town, Mr. Malik is forced to compete with him for Rose's attention; they set up a bird watching competition, the winner of which will have the opportunity to ask Rose to a local ball. This was a fun romp with a lot of humor, interesting characters, and some insight into some aspects of Kenyan society.
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