In Dependence

* Over 3 million copies sold * Spanning four decades, the novel covers the upheavals of the era, from independence in Nigeria, to the Civil Rights movement in the US and the cultural and sexual revolutions all over the world. * Sarah has been shortlisted for the Goldsmith's Prize and the California Book Awards for her novel Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun

A lyrical and moving story of unfulfilled love fraught with the weight of history, race and geography.

In the early 1960s, Tayo Ajayi leaves Nigeria for Oxford University on a scholarship, where he meets Vanessa Richardson, the daughter of a former colonial officer. Their chance encounter begins a love story that unfolds across four decades, shaped by history, distance and the enduring legacy of empire.

As their lives diverge and reconnect over the years, Tayo and Vanessa must navigate questions of race, belonging, faith, family and identity. Set against the changing relationship between Britain and Nigeria, their bittersweet romance reveals the personal cost of political and social change.

Elegant, deeply moving and richly observed, In Dependence is an acclaimed novel about love, memory and the ties that bind people across continents, generations and cultures.