One of the ten books β novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography β that make up our Matchbook Classicsβ series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist.In 1960s Nigeria, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna has abandoned her life of privilege in Lagos to live with her charismatic lover, the professor. And Richard, a shy Englishman, is in thrall to Olannaβs enigmatic twin sis
