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The War My Mother Carried: A Son’s Biafran Memoir

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Last updated on Jun 13, 2026 05:08 PM

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Category Brains & Noble > Memoir

Condition new

SKU BN-125572

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During the Nigerian Civil War, a young wife and mother finds herself alone in the heartland of Igboland with an infant and two kids, navigating hunger, fear, and loss as the world around her collapses. This book tells her story through the eyes of her oldest son, who was only six years old at the time—a boy’s eyewitness story filtered through the imagination and understanding of the man he later became.

While he writes about the war, his focus is on its human cost, highlighting the enormous sacrifices borne by ordinary people, often marginalized in traditional historical accounts. The book follows this young woman and her social circle of friends as they navigate the war while striving to keep their soul pure and their capacity for humane love intact.