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Lesley Lokko

(1964) Novelist

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Lesley Lokko is a novelist.

Quick Facts About Lesley Lokko

Born: January 1, 1964
Profession: Novelist

About Lesley Lokko

[Wikidata] Ghanaian architect and writer... | [Wikipedia] Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Ghanaian-Scottish academic, architect, and novelist. From 2019 to 2020, she was a professor and served as dean of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York, in addition to holding teaching and other positions in Johannesburg, Lond

Quotes by Lesley Lokko

“Guilt, Ameline discovered, was a terrible, unruly think, like toothache - dull nagging, persistent, never far from attention. Just when you got…

Regret

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“It wasn't sealed - she opened the flap. Inside was a cheque for a thousand dollars. Made out to her. From Daniel.…

Slap in the face

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“How could you teach someone to survive? You pointed them in the right direction and hoped they'd swim, not sink. Waving, not…

Expression of love

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“Nobody told me love was warm. Such warmth - I seemed to remember it, it seemed like something forgotten by me since…

Heat of the sun

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“The glow of delicioous tension coudn't be faked, not at any price. So when you leave, that's when you realise you've been…

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“He wasn't there to save her. She must know how to save herself.”

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“You have to find yourself. When you meet him again, you have to know who you are. He's finding out who he…

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“She would love it. Just as he loved her. He paused for a second, his fingers touching the door handle. He was…

Love

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