A Shred of Fear is Uche Nwokedi’s memoir of childhood capturing the experiences of a child living through the Biafran War. “It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant.”

• Book Title: A Shred of Fear
• Author: Uche Nwokedi
• Publisher: ‎ Narrative Landscape Press (October 15, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
• Hardcover: ‎ 236 pages

The Book

Fifty years after the Biafran War ended in 1970, and as memories of the war fade and cultural, religious and tribal divisions rear their heads, Uche Nwokedi’s childhood memories of that time are presented in this memoir. Aged seven when the war began, he and his family would spend the next three years as refugees in their own country. A Shred of Fear brings dramatic events vividly to life. Moments of fear, sadness, tragedy, and family solidarity are told with pathos and humour. More than a war story, this compelling narrative shines a fearless light on a dark period.

The Author

Nwokedi is also the creator and producer of the successful and nominated M-Net Africa Magic legal TV drama series, “E.V.E: Audi Alteram Partem”. He contributes opinion on a number of socio-political issues to some of the national dailies in Nigeria. With a keen interest in sports and sports development, he is a third-degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and was President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria from 2001 -2005.

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In his day job, Uche Nwokedi is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and one of Nigeria’s leading commercial lawyers, who specializes in commercial litigation and international commercial arbitration. He has been described as a ‘calm and extremely persuasive advocate’ (Legal 500, Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s leading Energy and Natural Resources Lawyers). He is the Editor-In Chief and Publisher of Nigerian Oil and Gas Cases, a compendium of oil and gas case laws in Nigeria.

A Shred of Fear is Nwokedi’s memoir of a period in his childhood that captures the experiences of a child living through a war – the Biafran War. It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant. It also strikes a fine balance between heartwarming and utterly tragic in a way that allows the reader to imagine the privations of life during the time of a war, and the struggle to reconcile when the war is over.

Uche Nwokedi is married with three children. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where he carries on his legal practice under the name and style of Uche Nwokedi & Co.