Author and poet Camilla explains the background to her writing journey and how it changed her life… Thinking back to when you started writing, what was it that prompted you to explore your life and experiences through words? I wrote as a young girl in the form of a diary, writing daily about current events…
Category: Poetry
‘There Was a Country’ by Chinua Achebe
There Was a Country From the author of ‘Things Fall Apart’, ‘There Was a Country’ is Chinua Achebe’s long-awaited account of the significant experiences of his life, most notably during the Nigerian Civil War (or Biafran War). Charting one of the last century’s greatest humanitarian disasters, successful novelist Achebe recalls his observations as a spectator…
