ROSE AND THE BURMA SKY

258pp., paperback, London, 2023

Obi, a young man from a Nigerian village, joins the colonial army at the start of the Second World War, hoping to impress his sweetheart Rose.

"Emotionally resonant and lyrical story of one young man's heartbreak, set against the trauma of a world falling apart" Irish Times

"Refreshing. Vividly conveys how the historical injustice of colonialism continues to reverberate" Guardian

Chartered engineer Rosanna Amaka was born in the UK and is of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage. Her debut novel, The Book of Echoes, was published in 2020. She lives in London.