I have taken great pleasure from reading Robert Dewar's superb novels over the last few years and his latest is every bit as evocative and compelling.
Robert paints a picture of Africa which very few in the UK have ever experienced with genuine affection and vivid realism.
'Nineteen Seventy-Six' is a homage to a lost way of life in a country on the brink of monumental change where old values would be replaced by a brave new world of tolerance finally gaining power over racial prejudice and servitude. It is also a love story.
The author has great skill at taking every day events and molding them into a fascinating and engrossing tapestry. Into this tapestry he weaves characters full of empathy and passion.

I wanted to love this book, based on the synopsis but unfortunately it fell short in every way possible. I do not recommend.