' Burning with magic & loss exile & return beauty & heartache Taduno's Song is a colossal epic disguised as a small novel' MARLON JAMES Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History Of Seven Killings The day a stained brown envelope arrives from Taduno's homeland he knows that the time has come to return from exile Arriving full of hope the musician discovers that his community no longer recognises him & no one recalls his voice His girlfriend Lela has disappeared taken away by government agents He wanders through his house in search of clues but any trace of his old life has been erased As he realises that all there is left of the house & of himself is an empty shell Taduno finds a new purpose to unravel the mystery of his lost life & to find his lost love Through this search he comes to face a difficult decision to sing for love or to sing for his people Taduno's Song is a moving tale of sacrifice love & courage