HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
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Without doubt, a literary masterpiece and a classic' DAILY MAIL 'Adichie entwines love and politics to a degree rarely achieved by novelists' ELLE 'Absolutely awesome. One of the best books I've ever read JUDY FINNIGAN In 1960s Nigeria three lives intersect. Ugwu works as a houseboy for a university lecturer. Olanna has abandoned her life of privilege to live with her charismatic lover, the lecturer. Richard, a shy Englishman, is in thrall to Olanna's enigmatic twin sister. Amongst the horror of Nigeria's civil war, loyalties are tested as they are pulled apart and thrown together in ways that none of them imagined. 'Vividly written, thrumming with life a remarkable novel' JOYCE CAROL OATES 'With searching insight, compassion and an unexpected yet utterly appropriate touch of wit, Adichie has created an extraordinary book' LOS ANGELES TIMES