IN DEPENDENCE
“In Dependence” was published in the UK in 2008, in Nigeria in 2009 and in the US in 2011. It will be re-published in May 2019 for its 10-year anniversary. It is Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s first novel. The novel begins in the early 1960s when Tayo Ajayi meets Vanessa Richardson, the beautiful daughter of an ex-colonial officer. Their story, which spans three continents and four turbulent decades, is that of a brave but bittersweet love affair. It is the story of individuals struggling to find their place within uncertain political times – a story of passion and idealism, courage and betrayal.