The story takes place, geographically, in Esan, south of Nigeria. It's a book which drags us into that part of Africa, where the young narrator (Ẹhizoya) makes us understand, not only his pain as a result of his grandmother's death, but also his sentiments and his childhood fantasies - his friends, the exciting New Yam Festival, the dance of masquerades, the cultivation of land, the family reunion, and the future that will come. It's a book...