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Simi Bedford is the author of Yoruba Girl Dancing, an acclaimed novel based on the poignant and sometimes hilarious experiences of being sent from home in Nigeria as a young child to boarding school in an England that still had its empire. Educated at Durham University, she read Law before moving into the world of tv, radio and the media. She divides her times between Devon and London.
Bedford admirably details African complicity in human trafficking...powerfully driven * Big Issue * Meticulously researched...her novel captures the sound of Agogo bells and talking drums, the golden colours of the court, the ceremonial scents of indigo and camwood * Independent * Relentlessly honest... A brave and uncomfortable labour of love * Spectator * Satisfying and traditional family saga...a total-immersion novel that sweeps the reader across centuries and continents... Powerful and gripping * The Times * A brave, morally sophisticated epic * Daily Telegraph *
