A Wreath for Udomo: Peter Abrahams

Those men who are history now; did they feel like this?

A 1950s Hampstead pub; a freezing night. Lois can`t tear her eyes away from the haunted, restless African man in the corner. Over brandy and stew, she discovers he is in awe of her friend, Panafrica`s greatest political writer and fighter. Their meeting inducts this stranger, Udomo, into London`s revolutionary community of exiled African activists: the start of a life-changing journey. Amidst the internal politics and love affairs, Udomo is inspired by other leaders` independence uprisings; but when he returns to his native land to overthrow the colonial oppressors, his idealism is put to the ultimate test …

Inspired by Peter Abrahams` befriending of future African heads of state in mid-century London, A Wreath for Udomo (1956) is a radical lost classic, unforgettably exploring the nature of freedom, power, leadership and love.