# Before I Forget

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- Book: [Before I Forget](https://www.bookquiver.com/andre-brink/before-i-forget) ([Before I Forget.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/andre-brink/before-i-forget.md))
- Authors: [André Brink](https://www.bookquiver.com/andre-brink)
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
- ISBN: 978-14-0220-866-9
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2007-04-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

An unforgettable story of a man's reflection on the a spent loving and the last great love of his life. Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer who has lost his gift for the word. That is, until, he meets Rachel, a woman destined to become the great love of his life, a love greater for being unfulfilled. Before I Forget is the final act of Chris's creative life; it is the coming together of all the chaotic pieces of his existence. It is much more than the story of how he met Rachel; it is the story of his life and his lifetime of loves. There are brief affairs, extended affairs, even a marriage and in all of them we find Chris retelling his joys and pains in such a way that they move us to tears and beyond. Erotic, searingly honest, and a profoundly moving novel, this is the history of a life set against the history of a nation and, more than anything, a tribute to lost lovers and our very ability to love at all.#html-body data-pb-style="60E5BC69EBFAD" justify-content: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background-position: left top; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 10px;#html-body data-pb-style="60E5BC69EBFC0" border-style: none; border-width: 1px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;