Product Description

Tayo Ajayi sails to England from Nigeria to take up a scholarship at Oxford University. The whole world seems ablaze with change: independence at home, the Civil Rights movement and the first tremors of cultural and sexual revolutions. It is then that Tayo meets Vanessa Richardson, the beautiful daughter of an ex-colonial officer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #361424 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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Review
'It is a mark of Manyika's care for her characters that life and love so engagingly result in a hopeful union.' --Akin Adesokan, author of Roots in the Sky

'Sarah Ladipo Manyika's novel has the subtle power of a well woven work, nothing is out of place... it is full of surprises.' --Obi Nwankanam, Vanguard

'A big and elegantly told story of lost love.' --Brian Chikwava, Author of Harare North

About the Author
Sarah was raised in Nigeria and has lived in Kenya, France and England. She is married to a Zimbabwean and currently resides in the United States where she lectures in English literature at San Francisco State University. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in Education with a focus on Africa and the African Diaspora.