Title: Lemona's tale /
Authors: Saro-Wiwa, Ken,
Date: 1996
Publisher: Penguin,
Physical description: 143 p. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: P
Abstract: For a quarter of a century, Lemona has been held in a Nigerian prison, her crimes reflecting her passion and despair, her silence masking the truth. On the last day of her life she is visited by Ola, whose parents Lemona killed. To this woman Lemona recounts the events of her upbringing in poverty, the kindness of friends who took her in, and the abuse, corruption and betrayal by men which led to her downfall. though she is awaiting execution, Lemona's desire to understand the forces that shaped her life resonates throughout her story, leading Ola towards a new interpretation of her own history. -- Publisher description
Subject headings (LCSH): Fiction.; Women murderers--Nigeria--Fiction.