12 year old Blessing leaves a comfortable life in Lagos with her mother and brother to seek refuge with her Moslem grandparents in the Niger Delta. No electricity, no flush toilet, crocodiles in the river, gunfire in the distance, oil fires poisoning the air, boy soldiers, magic fireflies, female circumcision. Told with love, laughter and tears - it's impossible to summarise the story. Believe all the hype this surprise novel has generated and read it!
*Winner of the Costa First Novel award
(Jenny Baker - bwl 63 Winter 2011 ) |
