A Grain of Wheat - James Ngugi 1968 Heinemann vintage PB Young Adult SF At once a naturalistic epic

At once a naturalistic epic

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A Grain of Wheat - James Ngugi 1968 Heinemann vintage PB Young Adult SF At once a naturalistic epicCondition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and use. See images for the condition of this book. Blurb: Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 19521960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled