{"product_id":"tefuga-peter-dickinson-9781504006743","title":"Tefuga: A Novel of Suspense","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this evocative tale of suspense from CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, a British diplomat's wife in Nigeria inadvertently precipitates a senseless tragedy, and six decades later, her son becomes caught up in a maelstrom of violent political corruption\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filmmaker Nigel Jackland has come to northern Nigeria to work on a new project: a documentary based on the personal diary entries of his mother. Sixty years have passed since Betty Jackland first accompanied her husband, Ted, to this colonial African backwater, resolving to be a perfect helpmate and wife to Britain's district officer in the emirate of Kiti. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Betty's fascination with the local Kitawa tribe, innate sense of justice, and irrepressibly independent spirit mean she could never turn a blind eye to the suffering of oppressed women--particularly the abused wives of the ruling emir. She never imagined that her strong words and actions could have violent consequences in the shadow of Tefuga Hill--or that the echoes of the tragedy would resound dangerously in the life of her own son many years on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Linking two stories separated by more than half a century and relating them in alternating chapters, \u003ci\u003eTefuga \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling, evocative, and suspenseful tale of corruption, imperialism, race, and murder. A master of both style and substance, Dickinson brilliantly re-creates times and places in stunning detail, transporting readers to an Africa so remarkably realistic they can almost feel the equatorial winds on their faces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Dickinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504006747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504006743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d","brand":"Peter Dickinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459104583935,"sku":"9781504006743","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aecd71a-05af-4ea1-8c44-4e87e65b608a.jpg?v=1777408009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tefuga-peter-dickinson-9781504006743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}