![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ijeoma and Amina have both lost loved ones because of the Biafran civil war. What is the true cost of love? Are Ijeoma and Amina willing to pay the ultimate price? The Characters Their budding relationship will make Ijeoma question her beliefs and it will also make her open her heart to a love like no other. A once-in-a-lifetime encounter brings Amina and Ijeoma together and they are devoted to each other in every sense of the word. Ijeoma’s mother wants to make a better life for them so she sends Ijeoma to live with close family friends until she earns enough money and finds a safe place for them to live. Nothing in this world could have prepared Ijeoma for her father’s untimely death and her entire life was turned upside down. It is 1968 and the Biafran civil war is still raging throughout Nigeria. Under The Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta is a beautiful and heart-tugging literary fiction novel that highlights the importance of forming your own personal relationship with a higher power and being true to yourself. ![]()
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