"It was the year of the poor. Of rumors, radio announcements, student riots and sudden disappearances." This pretty much somes up the book And After Many Days by jowhor-ile in one sentence. The story of a family living life in 1995 in Africa.
Having water, gas, electric and land controlled by a higher power. The higher power being the government. Not just taxing it but shutting it off and or taking it away at will. A lifestyle most of us are not accustomed to having.
This story leads us down the road of a sister worried about her brother whom never returned. A brother who misses his brothers stories. A father and mother who still need to work, fight a cause they know is wrong and raise a family. All while soldiers invade their town, their son is missing and a threat of a pipeline invades the surrounding farmland.
Follow Bibi! Meet Application Master. Who was Barisua and what really happened with her and Ajie? This story holds a lot of detail in all the characters. I always like to look in on the lives of others but sometimes you don't want to see the truth.
"So this is what it means to touch another human being."
I received this book from blogging for books for review.
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