ANGEL WORKS MOVIE REVIEW: HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

Directed by Biyi Bamidele. Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji and OC Ukeje.

Expectations are running high for this movie among fans of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and particularly Nigerian audiences, who will have to wait another two weeks for general release, risking a field day by the country's rampant pirate DVD industry.

It brings to the big screen Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel, and also stars the "man of the moment" Chiwetel Ejiofor, who partnered with the Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong'o to such stunning effect in the recent movie "12 Years a Slave".

Angel Works Annual Summer French Club Holds This August

Angel Works annual Summer French Club for children will be taking place from 12th - 23rd August 2013 in Lekki Phase 1. The popular classes run by an Institute of Linguists certified Director of Studies with over 20 years' experience of teaching French to both adults and children in Nigeria and the UK

Will offer:

> Emphasis on confidence in spoken French, with practical written exercises.

> Songs, games and role-plays to reinforce learning and maintain levels of interest 

> Tried and tested teaching methods which are suitable for beginners to intermediate levels.

For further information or Registration, please contact Bee on 08098205569 or email angelworks2012@yahoo.com.

LIVING SUCCESSFULLY WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA: ONE WOMAN'S TOUCHING STORY by ANGEL WORKS

Sickle cell anaemia* is most common in West and Central Africa where approximately 25% of the population have sickle cell trait and 1-2% of all babies are born with a form of the disease. In the United States with an estimated population of over 270 million, about 1000 babies are born with sickle cell each year.

I decided to highlight this debilitating condition by conducting an in-depth interview with Dr A, a remarkable woman in her late 40’s, who has lived successfully with the disease through childhood, marriage, motherhood, a demanding medical career, and relocation across three continents.

Her story, told in her own words, will encourage other sufferers to fight and survive, and to resist any attempt to pigeonhole or categorise them as disabled by their inherited condition. Thankfully, with medically advances and increased awareness, sickle cell anaemia is no longer a death sentence from birth.