In Dependence
Published on 21. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
257 pages
978-1-911115-77-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the early sixties, Tayo Ajayi sails to England from Nigeria to take up a scholarship at Oxford University. There he discovers a whole generation high on visions of a new and better world. He meets Vanessa Richardson, the beautiful daughter of a former colonial officer. Their story, which spans four decades, is a bittersweet tale of a brave but doomed affair and the universal desire to fall truly, madly and deeply in love.
A lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography and intertwined with questions of belonging, aging, faith and family secrets. In Dependence explores the complexities of contemporary Africa, its Diaspora and its interdependence with the rest of the world.
A lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography and intertwined with questions of belonging, aging, faith and family secrets. In Dependence explores the complexities of contemporary Africa, its Diaspora and its interdependence with the rest of the world.
Reviews / Votes
"In Dependence, is a riveting love story across the challenges of race, geography and scars of colonial history." - Ngugi wa Thiong'o ; "Sarah Ladipo Manyika tells a compelling story that challenges centuries of stereotypes of what an African story can be-one that weaves love, history and race across decades and continents... A graceful and astonishing achievement." - Henry Louis Gates Jr.; "A beautiful and ambitious novel" - Bernardine Evaristo, author of Mr Loverman;More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911115-77-9 (9781911115779)
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Sarah Ladipo Manyika was raised in Nigeria and has lived in Kenya, France, and England. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and taught literature at San Francisco State University. Sarah currently serves on the boards of Hedgebrook and the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. Sarah is a Patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature and Books Editor at ozy.com.