A gripping story of Nigeria in the cusp of a civil war in the 1960's and how it struggled to stay unified. Seen through the eyes of
a 13 year old houseboy Ugwu and twin sisters, Olanna and Kainene, born into an affluent, well-connected family, the book is compelling in its portrayal of the brutalities of the war in all sectors of society. Olanna, the beautiful, cultured twin fell in love with a radical professor while tough, business-minded Kainene got enamored with a blue-eyed British expatriate. This book stayed with me long after I've put it down not only for its exceptional prose from such a young writer but for its depiction of a country struggling to heal after an internal bloodbath brought about by ethnic prejudice and greed for power. The characters endure a country's transformation and looked forward to healing itself as the emblem of hope "half of a yellow sun" emerges in the horizon.
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