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‘Heartbreaking, funny, exquisitely written and, without doubt, **a literary masterpiece and a classic** ’ *Daily Mail* ‘ **Stunning** . This novel is an immense achievement’ *Observer* ‘ **A landmark novel.** Adichie brings to history a lucid intelligence and compassion, and a heartfelt plea for memory’ *Guardian* 'Vividly written, thrumming with life … **a remarkable novel** . In its compassionate intelligence as in its capacity for intimate portraiture, **this novel is a worthy successor to such twentieth-century classics as Chinua Achebe's *Things Fall Apart* and V. S. Naipaul's *A Bend in the River*** ' Joyce Carol Oates 'Here is **a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers** ’ Chinua Achebe **‘The character burrow into your marrow and mind** , and you come to care for them deeply – something that is all too rare’ *Daily Telegraph* **‘A sane and compassionate new voice in an often strident world’** *Financial Times* ‘Adichie uses language with relish. **She infuses her English with a robust poetry** ’ Helen Dunmore, *The Times* ‘A powerful account of the Biafran War, **horrific and tender in equal measure** ’ *Sunday Telegraph* 'Absolutely awesome. **One of the best books I've ever read** ' Judy Finnigan ‘ **I wasted the last fifty pages, reading them far too greedily and fast, because I couldn’t bear to let go** … magnificent’ Margaret Forster