Half of a Sun in Yellow

Half Of A Sun in YellowA haunting love and war tale from Americanah's best-selling author, and We Should All Be Feminists. With effortless grace, renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: the impassioned struggle of Biafra in the late 1960s to create an independent republic in south-east Nigeria. This turbulent decade we are witnessing alongside five unforgettable characters: Ugwu, a thirteen-year-old houseboy working for Odenigbo, a university professor full of revolutionary zeal; Olanna, the beautiful young mistress of the professor who has given up her life in Lagos for a dusty city and the beauty of her lover; and Richard, a timid young Englishman infatuated with the willing twin sister of Olanna, Kainene. Half of a Yellow Sun is an incredibly evocative novel about the Biafran war's promise, hope, and disappointment.