# Before the Knife

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- Book: [Before the Knife](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-slaughter/before-the-knife) ([Before the Knife.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-slaughter/before-the-knife.md))
- Authors: [Carolyn Slaughter](https://www.bookquiver.com/carolyn-slaughter)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-7571-346-0
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2003-05-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Carolyn Slaughter recalls her childhood in Africa and how the land itself released her from a rage that threatened to destroy her. For Carolyn Slaughter,...