The Jacaranda Children

In 1961, Margaret and Eli, a young British-Nigerian couple moved to Kaduna in northern Nigeria, where Eli, a doctor, started a medical clinic in the centre of town. This narrative documents the journey and experiences of the couple in Kaduna, and offers a personal reflection on forty years of recent Nigerian history and events. Later, the couple bought some farmland, planted orchards and set up a restaurant and a pottery. Their farm was called The Jacaranda. Through this work, Margaret became intimately involved with the lives of the village children. This is their story.