Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA masterly, haunting new novel from a writer heralded by The Washington Post Book World as the 21st century daughter of Chinua Achebe, Half of a Yellow Sun re creates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafras impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria in the 1960s, and the chilling violence that followed. With astonishing empathy and the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie weaves

Helplessly

where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground

he accepts a proposition to become the companion to a beautiful and beguiling aristocrat

a giant squid

in the time of Facebook

female characters take centre stage - Athena

but that's nowhere near as important as knowing that you can be exactly who you are'In between the sleep-obsessed lows and oxytocin-fuelled highs

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The Scientific Indian will speak to every curious and adventurous mind

Having the drive

the first private company to launch

can play a paradoxical role