Rosina Umelo

Rosina Umelo (1930) is a Nigerian writer. She is known for her short stories, children's books and her young adult fiction. She also has published under the pen name Adaeze Madu. Rosina "Rose" Martin was born in Cheshire, England, and educated at Bedford College, University of London. She married Nigerian John Umelo in 1961, having met him on the London Underground. In 1965, the two moved to Nigeria. She taught Latin at Queens School, Enugu, until the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War (1967–70)

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"Rosina Umelo's Who Are You? wonderfully evokes a wide range of characters and their community in this story about an abandoned child."

- Rosina Umelo

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"Surviving Biafra: A Nigerwife’s Story, is based on the first-hand account of Rosina Umelo, which takes the story to the end and beyond. It seemed to be a natural progression."

- Rosina Umelo

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"Another writer still alive and kicking past 90 years old is Rosina Umelo, a writer best known for her short stories, children’s books, and young adult fiction."

- Rosina Umelo

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"She’s popular for writing such books as The House in the Forest, Dark Blue is for Dreams, and Something to Hide."

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