One of many of the dozens of books I picked up when Borders went out of business.

Brought to tonight's meet-up and given to pagetopage.

From the Reading Group summary:
"Little Bee, a young Nigerian refugee, has just been released from the British Immigration detention center where she has been held under horrific conditions for the past two years, after narrowly escaping a traumatic fate in her homeland of Nigeria. Alone in a foreign country, without a family member, friend, or pound to call her own, she seeks out the only English person she knows. Sarah is a posh young mother and magazine editor with whom Little Bee shares a dark and tumultuous past.

"They first met on a beach in Nigeria, where Sarah was vacationing with her husband, Andrew, in an effort to save their marriage after an affair, and their brief encounter has haunted each woman for two years. Now together, they face a disturbing past and an uncertain future with the help of Sarah's four-year-old son, Charlie, who refuses to take off his Batman costume. A sense of humor and unflinching moral compass allow each woman, and the reader, to believe that even in the face of unspeakable odds, humanity can prevail."

My own reaction to this book was a powerful one... very painful things happen and it is wrenching to learn what goes on in the interests of foreign oil interests in Nigeria (and presumably, elsewhere). It's also hard to witness the pain of illegal immigrants who unquestionably should have been granted refugee status and received help in beginning a new life.

I'll bring the book to the July meeting of the Trivalley BC group in Dublin, California.

Thanks for sending me this book. It's long been on my Wishlist.

Sending this along as a RABCK. Enjoy!