{"product_id":"a-letter-away-from-asaba-lily-laycock-9781739303006","title":"A Letter Away From Asaba: A Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe long awaited \u003ci\u003eA Letter Away From Asaba\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling debut by Claudia Efemini, writer and History and Politics student at the University of Edinburgh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Letter Away From Asaba\u003c\/i\u003e, an epistolary novella, is a historical fictional narrative centred on the Asaba massacre of the Nigerian Civil War. The story follows the lives of best friends Onome and Chioma. Onome is an international student from Nigeria studying law at King's College London whilst Chioma lives in Asaba, Nigeria. Chioma experiences the Asaba massacre, an overlooked and traumatic event of the war, and is forced to confront issues of censorship, grief, and trust. Whilst in London, Onome notices the blatant censorship of the event within the British press. Through a series of diary entries and letters these two young women attempt to come to grips with the massacre and fulfil their desire of publicising its existence in opposition to this censorship. This is far from easy, and they await a series of hurdles in ways they least expect that, in contrast, try to ensure that the victims of the massacre die in vain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA recent History and Politics graduate at the University of Edinburgh, Claudia is a trainee journalist at \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently doing her master's in Newspaper Journalism at City St George's, University of London. Alongside this, Claudia is a Contributing Writer at \u003ci\u003eBLK Brit\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of the historical fiction novella, \u003ci\u003eA Letter Away From Asaba\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia writes and produces stories on culture, business, and Africa and its diaspora. Her work has been published by the likes of the BBC, \u003ci\u003eBLK Brit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Republic Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lily Laycock,Claudia Efemini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739303008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739303006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Claudia Efemini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Lily Laycock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453905252607,"sku":"9781739303006","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2daa7a3-fda5-48a2-a1b4-abe0a2a97ebb.jpg?v=1777302953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-letter-away-from-asaba-lily-laycock-9781739303006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}