The narrator, Kambili, is the innocent teenage daughter of a rich Nigerian industrialist, an intolerant Catholic fanatic capable of domestic violence. A coup d'état results in Kambili and her brother being sent off to safety with the noisy family of their aunt where she discovers fun and laughter, and falls in love. I fully recommend this first novel by a young Nigerian who is clearly very gifted.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 26 October 2004 ) |
