The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili’s world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer.
When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili’s father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends her to live with her aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter, she discovers life and love – and a terrible, bruising secret… (more)
Publisher: Fourth Estate (November 29, 2012)
Collection: Fourth Estate fiction
Format: EPUB
Protection: DRM
Language: English
A selection of novels that have at their heart some odd couples, twisted relationships, protagonists that you will love to read about.
A varied selection of reads for Black History Month and every other month, too.