‘In a similar way to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, Kay Powell concentrates on the female experience of civil war… It’s not an easy book to read, but it shouldn’t be… War is harrowing, and knowing these experiences come from factual accounts and from an author who has lived there gives the story authenticity and makes it hit home even more strongly… I was left with an aching sadness for the people who lived through this war and the turbulent years since. This is a book that has made me think and will stay with me.’
