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  • Nigeria's Un-Civil War

    Memories of a Biafran Child

    by Philip Effiong ...
    "The peace had been desecrated. I knew because people spoke in low tones and laughter dried up. Outside, things unfolded without grace or color, even the harmattan leaves were more skeletal than usual. The sun still shone but didn't smile; it was as if it could tell that the worst was yet to come. Change should not have been bad, but this one was heavy and stubborn. Months later I learned about ... Read more

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  • Diaries of a Housegirl

    by Philip Effiong ...
    Ekaette is banished from her late husband’s village in south-eastern Nigeria because she refuses to marry one of his brothers as required by custom. Taking Angel, her toddler daughter, she finds refuge in the home of her Auntie Ima who, with her husband, exploit her as a maidservant (a Housegirl) for many years, during which she is paid next to nothing. Overcome by grief, she eventually dies and ... Read more

    $8.25 CAD

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  • The Madness

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  • Minefields

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  • Looking for Transwonderland

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  • The Republic of Biafra: Once Upon a Time in Nigeria

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