The Iroko Tree

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Pub Date 28 Jul 2021 | Archive Date 17 Jan 2022
General Fiction (Adult) | Romance

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Colonial West Africa and the nationalists want the British out. Tom Bradley, an ex-bomber pilot, takes a job in the Protectorate of Nigeria flying cargo up country alongside a local Nigerian, before external circumstances begin to test their relationship.

Tom falls in love with Elizabeth, an expatriate teacher, but she is married to a wealthy banker and pillar of colonial society. The unfolding events impact on the scars Tom carries from the war, and cause them all to question where their allegiances lie.

Both an adventure story of immense drama, and a love story of uncompromising passion with drastic and tragic consequences.

Colonial West Africa and the nationalists want the British out. Tom Bradley, an ex-bomber pilot, takes a job in the Protectorate of Nigeria flying cargo up country alongside a local Nigerian, before...

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After turning down a reporter job on a newspaper Russ opted for a corporate career instead, working for household name companies in London. He had a non-fiction book published in 1996, but his main love has always been fiction. This is his first novel.

After turning down a reporter job on a newspaper Russ opted for a corporate career instead, working for household name companies in London. He had a non-fiction book published in 1996, but his main...

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ISBN 9781800465947
PRICE US$6.99 (USD)

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An utterly addictive story of the last days of Empire as Nigeria took its first faltering steps towards freedom. I was absolutely immersed in this novel from beginning to end and didn't want it to finish. The period - just after WW2 - was brought to life in an evocative and endlessly fascinating style. There are rich reminders of Graham Greene at his best; the humanity of a Hammond Innes adventure thriller; and the multi-layered tragedy and forbidden love of Out Of Africa.
The story is full of realism, set against a backdrop of factual events and stirs one's imagination with characters full of beguiling empathy.

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