Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Maps xiii
5. 1 Night Flight to Freetown 1
6. 2 The North 12
7. 3 Place of Refuge 20
8. 4 In Kabala 32
9. 5 The Beef 41
10. 6 Within These Four Walls 49
11. 7 The Executions 56
12. 8 Fina Kamara’s Story 64
13. 9 Tina Kome Marah 74
14. 10 Early Days 86
15. 11 Independence 98
16. 12 Going Abroad 107
17. 13 In Government 112
18. 14 Thinking Back 125
19. 15 Seeds of Conflict 132
20. 16 The War 140
21. 17 Day into Night 151
22. 18 The Reversals of Fortune 161
23. 19 The Value of Shade 170
24. 20 Exile 180
25. 21 In Conakry 186
26. 22 Trust and Truth 192
27. 23 The Hotel 201
28. Notes 209
29. Index 223