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An amazing book for a debut authorThis book is quite amazingly written and crafted. Joy is a photographer living in London struggling to recover from the sudden death of her mother. Her only friend is one of the tenants in her building, Mrs Harris, and it is this lady who finds Joy after an unsuccessful suicide attempt and helps her to talk through her problems. The identity of Mrs Harris is also shrouded in mystery, we find out towards the end of the book who and what she is but she becomes a sounding board for Joy.Things begin to improve for Joy when her mother’s will is read. Not only does Joy inherit a large sum of money but also her grandfather’s diary and a unique brass warrior’s head from the ancient kingdom of Benin.The book switches seamlessly between Joy’s life in London and her search for her history through the pages of her grandfather’s diary to the actual story of her ancestors set in 18th century Benin. The author is able to write narrative set in the current time and then, when she describes events in Benin you feel as if you are almost in the city itself. Gradually the two stories link up and the tragic story of Joy’s parentage and ancestry come to light. The story itself is a beautiful read but the most striking thing about this book for me was the beautiful writing throughout the book. There are so many examples but it is just so evocative. “It was that time of day when Benin was caught between late afternoon and early evening. When the daylight dimmed to a duskier yellowy orange, and you could swear that someone was shrouding the sun. The smell of cocoa yams doused in flavours of wild peppers, onion and meat stock wandered from the main palace like a drifter requesting entry at the nostrils of irritable inhabitants”You can almost smell what the author is describing and the whole book is full of wonderful descriptions such as these. I have given this book 4 stars only because I feel towards the end the language took over a little from the narrative but I will certainly look out for the next book from this author.DexterBreakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review
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