This is the story of an English girl who travels to Nigeria at the end of its colonial days to work as a shorthand typist in the government secretariat. She finds love with the African servant of an elderly bachelor expatriate who has created a business empire, which he bequeaths to her. The story follows the pleasures and problems this creates for her.
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