Attas novel charts the fate of two African girls one born of privilege and theother a lower class halfcaste. One is prepared to manipulate the traditionalsystem... » 

Attas novel charts the fate of two African girls one born of privilege and theother a lower class halfcaste. One is prepared to manipulate the traditionalsystem while the other attempts to defy it. The tale traces their unusualfriendship into their adult lives against the backdrop of tragedy familystrife and a wartorn Nigeria. Winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for AfricanLiterature. A literary masterpiece. World Literature Today. «