A NEW LIFE THOUSANDS OF MILES
FROM HOME Lydia and Clem Davie
arrive in an Igbo village in Nigeria in
July 1967 just as civil war breaks out,
but Lydia has trouble adjusting to life in
West Africa: a place so unfamiliar and
far away from everything she truly
understands. Initially, most of the locals
are welcoming and friendly, until one or
two begin a frightening campaign of
anti-white protests.
Lydia's life is changed irrevocably after
she meets enigmatic Igbo doctor,
Kwemto, and war victim, Grace.
Through them Lydia learns about
independence, passion and personal
identity. Conflict and romance create
emotional highs and lows for Lydia, whose marriage and personal beliefs slowly
begin to crumble. Will this house in a Nigerian bush village ever seem like home?
Igboland
A new novel
by Jeff Gardiner