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Rose and the Burma sky / Rosanna Amaka.
By: Amaka, Rosanna.
Publisher: Doubleday, 2023Description: 272 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780857526731 (hbk.) :; 0857526731 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Soldiers, Black -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Fiction | General | Fiction of Black and Asian Interest | Africa | Caribbean islands | Fiction & related items | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical fictionSummary: 1939: In a village in south-east Nigeria at the brink of world, young Obi watches from a mango tree as a colonial army jeep whooshes by, filled with soldiers laughing and shouting, their buttons shining in the sun. To Obi, their promise of a smart uniform and regular wages are hard to resist, especially as he has his sweetheart Rose to impress and a family to support. Years later, when Rose falls pregnant to another man, his young heart is shattered. As the Burma Campaign mounts, and Obi is shipped out to fight, he is haunted by the mystery of Rose's lover. When his identity comes to light, Obi's devastation leads to a tragic - and wholly unforeseeable - chain of events.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Issued | 10/05/2024 | 38055400021571 | |||
| Adult book | St Helens Library Novels | Available | 38055400021572 |
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1939: In a village in south-east Nigeria at the brink of world, young Obi watches from a mango tree as a colonial army jeep whooshes by, filled with soldiers laughing and shouting, their buttons shining in the sun. To Obi, their promise of a smart uniform and regular wages are hard to resist, especially as he has his sweetheart Rose to impress and a family to support. Years later, when Rose falls pregnant to another man, his young heart is shattered. As the Burma Campaign mounts, and Obi is shipped out to fight, he is haunted by the mystery of Rose's lover. When his identity comes to light, Obi's devastation leads to a tragic - and wholly unforeseeable - chain of events.