If you enjoy a book with intelligence and passion;one that resonates with emotional truth, then this is the book for you. Set in the 1960's during the Nigeria-Baifra war, we meet Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, who works as a houseboy for university lecturer Olanna and her lover.Olanna's twin sister is in love with a shy Englishman, Richard. Through the entwined lives of the five central characters we gain an insight into the culture of the middle classes at that time, contrasting with that of the poor villagers. As the war engulfs them, their loyalties and ability to forgive are severely tested.
Half of a Yellow sun urges us not to forget the history of this land and its people. Adichie has written a literary masterpiece.
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