An Independent Best Books for Summer Pick'Powerful lyrical and with a central character so
wracked with love when he goes to war. Deeply relatable' ANN NAPOLITANO author of Hello
Beautiful 'Wholly beguiling and spirited' THE TIMES 'Emotionally resonant and lyrical story of
one young man's heartbreak set against the trauma of a world falling apart' IRISH TIMES
'Stunning. Both an unrequited love story and a mystery. It will live with me for a long time.
JENDELLA BENSON Most Anticipated Books 2023: COSMOPOLITAN GLAMOUR THE FLOOR HUFFINGTON POST
THE BLACK BRITISH LIST and BRITTLE PAPER For readers of Toni Morrison Richard Flanagan and
BURMA BOY - gripping and intimate historical novel of a black soldier's experience in the
Second World War - a rare and moving tale of love and sacrifice by the acclaimed author of THE
BOOK OF ECHOES.------------------------------------- 1939: In a village in south-east Nigeria
on the brink of the Second World War young Obi watches from a mango tree as a colonial army
jeep speeds by filled with soldiers laughing and shouting their buttons shining in the sun.
To Obi their promise of a smart uniform and regular wages is hard to resist especially as he
has his sweetheart Rose to impress and a family to support. Years later when Rose falls
pregnant to another man his heart is shattered. As the Burma Campaign mounts and Obi is
shipped out to fight he is haunted by the mystery of Rose's lover. When his identity comes to
light Obi's devastation leads to a tragic chain of unexpected events. In ROSE AND THE BURMA
SKY Rosanna Amaka weaves together the realities of war the pain of first love and how
following your heart might not always be the best course of action. Its gritty boy's-eye view
brings a spare and impassioned intensity charging it with universal resonance and
power.___________ 'Refreshing. Vividly conveys how the historical injustice of colonialism
continues to reverberate' GUARDIAN
