Tiny Sunbirds Far Away [antikvár]

ONE Father was a loud man. His voice entered a room before he did. From my bedroom window I could hear him sitting in the wide gardens, or walking to the car parking area filled with Mercedes, or standing by the security guard's office, or the gate in front. The gate had different signs stuck on it every week: No Hawkers Hawkers Only Permitted if Called by Residents No Barbecues in the Gardens No Overnight Guests: Remember, Friends Can Be Armed Robbers Too And once, until Mama saw the sign and had Father remove it, after he had laughed so loudly that the walls shook: No Sexual Activity or Defecating in the Gardens We lived on Allen Avenue in Ikeja, on the fourth floor of