THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY

THE TWICE BOOKER SHORTLISTED AUTHOR Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe New York Times Incredibly moving and hopeful Nadifa Mohamed Remarkable Alice Walker A major voice Salman Rushdie A wondrous novel Nana Kwame Adjei BrenyahAt first the vision is grainy but slowly it clears and there appears the figure of a man When a country is plunged into civil war two brothers on either side of it are divided They will try to find their way back to each other Kunle s search for his sibling Tunde becomes a journey of atonement which sees him conscripted into the army to fight a war he hardly understands Once there he will forge friendships to last a lifetime and he will meet a woman who will change his world forever But will he find his brother The story of a young man seeking redemption in a nation on fire Chigozie Obioma s novel is an odyssey of brotherhood love and unimaginable courage set during the Biafran War Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling inspired and emotionally powerful novel The Road to the Country is a masterpiece MORE PRAISE FOR THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY AND CHIGOZIE OBIOMA Chigozie Obioma brings the Biafran War to life in a visceral yet mystical way Loss pain and grief are etched onto a canvas that seems timeless and en