Mohau Bosio On Sarah Lapido Manyika (In Dependence)

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In the early sixties, Tayo Ajayi sails to England from Nigeria
to take up a scholarship at Oxford University. There he
discovers a whole generation high on visions of a new and
better world.
- Tayo meets Vanessa Richardson, the beautiful daughter of
a former colonial officer.
- Their story, which spans four decades, is a bittersweet tale
of a brave but doomed affair and the universal desire to fall
truly, madly and deeply in love.
 
Listen to this extract from the book, it is narrated by Sarah
Ladipo Manyika. In this part of the book, Tayo is preparing
to head to Oxford University
18 Apr 2020 9AM English South Africa Religion & Spirituality

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