Mortals
Ray Finch is teaching school in Botswana, but he is also a CIA agent who is getting fed up with the agency. And he fears that his wife is having an affair. When the CIA sends him on assignment to help stop a rebellion, Ray is forced to confront not only the disaster his life has become, but the real consequences of the Western presence in the area. Norman Rush lived in Botswana for five years as a Peace Corps administrator. This is the second installment in a planned trilogy, of which MATING is the first. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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