Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan (Abacus)
An uncle torn apart by guilt over selling children into slavery. A family sniffing glue together from a baby bottle to keep hunger at bay. A Muslim boy on the run, his chopped-off hand hidden in his pocket.
These and other haunting images are made vivid in Uwem Akpan's series of vignettes from the lives of African children. By facing the true horror of these children's struggle for survival as Akpan depicts them, I was left moved and sad.
Neither redemption nor immunity from guilt are offered in this powerful novel of truth.
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