The Resistance

By Hemley Boum

In 1950s Cameroon, the resistance has many faces: there is Amos, a loyal friend with a secret hideout; Esta, a powerful priestess; Muul , the man inside the French colonial regime; and finally Kund , the heir to his family's struggle. As three generations of everyday Cameroonians navigate their own passions, hardships, and betrayals, they come together around the inspiring figure of Ruben Um Nyob , the quiet resistance leader who used France's own laws to argue for his people's freedom, until he was killed by colonial forces.

Reanimating a little-known chapter of nonviolent political resistance suppressed by the official record, The Resistance chronicles the heartbreaking sacrifice of fighting for a freedom larger than yourself and that may not be realized in your lifetime.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1966192037
• ISBN13: 9781966192039
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Two Lines Press
• Length: 340 Pages