Colour Bar: Movie Tie-In: A United Kingdom

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0141985704 ISBN13: 9780141985701 Release Date: February 2017 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 432 Pages Weight: 0.75 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.9" Age Range: 18 years and up Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund PikeLondon, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world.This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. 'Reading the book, I realised that I had never seen an African love story of this cinematic scope. It spoke to me as an African, as a man, as a romantic' David Oyelowo'A story of forg