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Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know
To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.
Learning to Tie a Bow
The events of 1939 change Julia's life. Passions, loyalties and misunderstandings divert her down unexpected paths as she moves from childish innocence to adulthood against a backdrop of momentous political and social change. It is only in old age that she returns to her roots and discovers her true self. This is is a haunting tale of constancy against the odds in an unstable world. "e;It is evident from her writing that Sarah Hampton has led a full and adventurous life, and still does. That she is in her eighties makes the publication of her first novel an even more impressive achievement, and I applaud the fact that she is still pursuing her dreams and ambitions. Sarah Hampton is living proof of the joys of old age, writing and, most importantly, the research possibilities provided by a decent broadband Internet connection! I hope others will be inspired to emulate her."e; Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and The Border.
RING A DING DING
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Milk to Motorways
This memoir will be of great interest to those who have met Fred and those familiar with Chorley and Lancashire. It will also appeal to anyone who travels the motorways and wonders what goes on behind the scenes. This book is full of challenges met and disappointments overcome, all indicative of Fred's overwhelming strength of character and drive.
Knocker
He didn't want to stay in this stuffy, impersonal room, all alone with strangers poking and prodding him when he didn't want to be poked and prodded. He said, 'I want to go home, to the comfort of my house.'A son travels home to be with his dying father. To distract the old man as death approaches, he asks him to recount a story - and thus the son learns the strange tale of thePeculiar Man and a very unusual animal.Four men leave their village to fi ght in the Great War.Those who survive the trauma of the battlefi eld return to a country that is not fi t for heroes but is beset by poverty and class struggle.From his grand house, the Peculiar Man, driven by hisupbringing and his selfi sh desires, hatches a despicableplan to ensure that his life will continue in the manner to which he is accustomed - even if he must destroy those who get in his way.Between them stands Bracken, an animal that is so much more than he appears to be.This lyrical, haunting novel evokes the beauty and horror of times past as well as the sadness of parting.
Fartimus
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West Over the Waves
Glamorous heiress Elsie Mackay could have lived her life in the social whirl of high society, partying with princes and dancing with dukes. Instead this wilful young woman was determined to pursue her dreams - eloping with a dashing soldier, starring on the silver screen, and designing the luxurious interiors of ocean liners. But her greatest passion was for aviation, still in its infancy in the 1920s, and her burning ambition was to become the first woman to not only fly the Atlantic but to cross those unforgiving waves by the most challenging route - east to west - against the prevailing winds. Not only were the odds stacked against her but she knew her father, the shipping tycoon Lord Inchcape, would do everything in his considerable power to stop her.Journalist Jayne Baldwin uncovers the forgotten story of the bold and beautiful woman who blazed a trail across newspaper headlines, high society and who loved the heady mix of speed and danger that marked the early days of aviation.
Jack
Following on from 'Jack the Lad', in this second volume, Jack's happy and well-planned existence and future is shaken by several devastating events. The decisions he makes have far-reaching ramifications for him and for those around him.
After the Affray
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