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Second Tim Butcher to Chatto
Chatto has acquired a new book from Tim Butcher, author of "Richard & Judy" pick Blood River, an account of his travels through the Congo.
UK and Commonwealth rights to Chasing the Devil were bought by Poppy Hampson from Camilla Hornby at Curtis Brown.
Chasing the Devil sees Butcher return to Africa, with his travels taking him through Sierra Leone and Liberia.
According to the publisher, Chasing the Devil will be "an exciting, dramatic travel book, weaving history and anthropology (in particular looking at the role of ‘devils’, both good and bad, in traditional beliefs) with personal narrative. It will be audacious, exhilarating and enlightening."
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