59: Under the Udala Trees [Book Review]

A review of "Under the Udala Trees" by Chinelo Okparanta, which begins during the Biafra War in Nigeria in the late 1960's. The book tells the story of Ijeoma, a middle-class girl living with her parents while trying to survive air raids and food shortages. And her journey to define and accept herself following the end of the war.   Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/under-the-udala-trees-book-review.