Blogs in January 1970

Do They Hear You When You Cry 1st January 1970

Like the bestsellers Princess and Not Without My Daughter, Do They Hear You When You Cry? tells the dramatic, compulsively readable story of a woman fighting to free herself from the injustices of her culture. Fauziya Kassindja’s harrowing story...

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Tiny Sunbirds Far Away 1st January 1970

Blessing (12) and her brother Ezekiel (14) find their comfortable lives in Lagos change immensely when their parents separate. They move to near Warri, their Mother’s village. This is the story of the small family adapting to a different...

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Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria 1st January 1970

Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to Nigeria – a country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality....

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The Ringtone and the Drum 1st January 1970

Tucked away in a remote part of Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso, three of the world’s poorest countries, are in the throes of great upheaval. Globalisation has shown their people that a more comfortable life is possible,...

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The Other Hand 1st January 1970

We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely...

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