In his debut novel, The Only Son, John Munonye sheds a light on how changing cultures under British colonialism inflicted deep conflict amongst the everyday people of Igboland.Recently made a widow and a single mother to her only child, Chiaku decides to move her family to a small remote village in east Nigeria where she hopes to instill in her son the importance of their cultures traditions and a devotion to the Igbo god Igwe. However, just as he begins to show promise in a religious career, a Roman Catholic missionary school opens up in their village. Although wary at first of the schools strange Western ways, Chiakus son soon finds himself drawn to the teachings of the missionary priests there, sparking a conflict that threatens to split his small family apart...

Binding: Paperback;352 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing plc; Classification: FA; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 138 x 199 x 22

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