The Race: Childhood Memoirs of the Biafran War, authored by Justina Nnenna Opara, is a poignant account of childhood amid the turmoil of the Nigerian Civil War. Rather than focusing on military strategies or political events, Opara offers a ground-level view of life under siege, capturing the daily struggles, small joys, and moral choices that […]
read more In ‘The Race’, war is carried on children’s backs, not fought