` Nothing interests Maman today, not even Jean, her favorite child.. . She acts dumb, bewitched, like a goat that the neighborhood children have fed sorghum beer.` These extraordinary stories centre on African conflicts as seen through the eyes of children & describes their resilience & endurance in heartbreaking detail. From child trafficking to inter-religious conflicts, Uwem Akpan reveals in beautiful prose the resilience & endurance of children faced with the harsh consequences of deprivation & terror.