Question about a novel book

[sarkaflias]

hello friends i try to locate a book i spotted some years ago. The novel is about someone who plans for years his early retirement and he buys a farm or house somewhere in Africa but a family disease like cancer appears and he spends all his savings to hospitals.
Does anybody remembers abything? thanks

 

[Koolau]

You might try this:

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/11/22/finding-book-forgotten-title?page=6

Finding a Book When You've Forgotten Its Title

No idea if this will get you there, but it seems like an organized approach.


Good luck as YMMV.

 

[savory]

The Power of One which takes place in S. Africa is a great read. It is a very different story than you described. Sorry, the Africa part made me recall this book.

 

[sarkaflias]

thanks i had to recover and old hard drive and search some old bookmarks there and i found it
the book is this

https://www.amazon.com/So-Much-That-Novel-P-S-ebook/dp/B00395ZYTA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OP3R6TQ47I5S&dchild=1&keywords=so+much+for+that+by+lionel+shriver&sprefix=So+Much+for+That+%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-1

and a review is here
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/mar/28/lionel-shriver-so-much-for-that

thanks again