To Dream Again, by Brian H Jones

My father never did get a pair of spectacles. Until the day he died, he used a magnifying glass. Thus opens the story of Kerem, former freedom fighter and exile. Like his father, who used a magnifying glass to examine the sculptures he carved with such care, Kerem scrutinises the key experiences of his life. A life set against one of the greatest continental upheavals of the 20th century: Africa extricating itself from colonial rule to embark on the slippery road of independence.