Graham Boynton

And still the colonial memoirs keep coming…

Peter Godwin’s third volume to date – of a family in various stages of decline after leaving their African homeland – is redeemed by its vivid evocations and erudition

Peter Godwin. [Mike Yule] 
issue 19 October 2024
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    Canongate, pp. 274, £20

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