Those That Trespass Against Us

the long version

This story is about three boys growing up within the Biafran enclave during the Nigerian civil war. This book chronicles their adventures and fears as the tribal bloodbath develops and engulfs the whole population. Eventually, the war ends and the boys now young men, try to pick up their lives and forget their past. But the bonds of savagery and hatred have left deep wounds that are difficult to heal. The long hand of hatred stretches from the country estate of the Blake family in Aberdeen, Scotland to the mindless death of a young oil engineer in Port Harcourt in the delta region. A gripping story of war and love in the bushes of West Africa that eventually colours the lives of new immigrants in London. Hard to put down once you start reading.