One of her ten favorite books, as shared at Vulture.com:
Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieRead about another entry on the list.
My tribe were the primary victims of this wretched war, and like most who have survived the sights of war, they don’t like to talk about it because they are hard, very real memories. I knew pieces of my family’s story during this time, but when I read this book, I felt like I suddenly understood who my parents, aunts, and uncles were and what part of their formative years had entailed.
Half of a Yellow Sun is among Barnaby Phillips's ten top books about Nigeria, Pushpinder Khaneka's three best books on Nigeria, and Lorraine Adams's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue