'A Sun In The East' by Paul Amajuoyi Nwagwu. As we prepare to join the author on this journey of self-reflection and meditation, we look forward to your kind support in promoting this immutable reality in history. More so, a biographical expression recounting life and happenstance in the periodisation of Nigerian history- the Civil War of 1967-1970

The story is emphatically told from the personal point of view of the author who shares his experience with nostalgia highlighting salient aspects of the Biafra-Nigeria civil war which the influence of ethnic diversity greatly facilitated. The context of regional politics and the mistakes of the past continue to hunt and haunt Nigeria- a perennially underachieving country of many nations.

The book is a tell-all-read-all no-holds-barred effort to balance the narratives of telling a unique story from a compelling point of view.

The storyline is remarkable, plausible and the memories it holds are everlasting.

Biographical works such as these are a reminder that the individual lives of men and women of good standing should be documented for reference purposes. A country or nation without its history documented will always live in the dark. When a people's history is documented and told with an emphasis on the lessons of the past, posterity is served with sufficient knowledge to forestall the mistakes of the past while embracing the gains for future development.

In the words of Henry Glassie, an American historian, "History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller." Hence, we must endeavour to tell our children our history in a way that the errors and horrors of the past will never be repeated.

?z?emezina!

Ebidenyefa Tarila-Nikade, PhD Programme Director Spelling Bee Bayelsa. Member African Culture Club Writers' Series, Woji, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.