{"product_id":"9781466806313","title":"The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget: Murder and Memory in Uganda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a new star of American journalism, a riveting murder mystery that reveals the forces roiling today's Africa\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Rwanda to Sierra Leone, African countries recovering from tyranny and war are facing an impossible dilemma: to overlook past atrocities for the sake of peace or to seek catharsis through tribunals and truth commissions. Uganda chose the path of forgetting: after Idi Amin's reign was overthrown, the new government opted for amnesty for his henchmen rather than prolonged conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUgandans tried to bury their history, but reminders of the truth were never far from view. A stray clue to the 1972 disappearance of Eliphaz Laki led his son to a shallow grave—and then to three executioners, among them Amin's chief of staff. Laki's discovery resulted in a trial that gave voice to a nation's past: as lawyers argued, tribes clashed, and Laki pressed for justice, the trial offered Ugandans a promise of the reckoning they had been so long denied. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor four years, Andrew Rice followed the trial, crossing Uganda to investigate Amin's legacy and the limits of reconciliation. At once a mystery, a historical accounting, and a portrait of modern Africa, \u003ci\u003eThe Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget\u003c\/i\u003e is above all an exploration of how -- and whether -- the past can be laid to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of 2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135618662640,"sku":"9781466806313","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466806313_p0.jpg?v=1769890852","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466806313","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}