Inspired by the true story of Irish missionaries who remained in Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970), The Healers’ War follows three lives bound together by famine, faith, and survival in a besieged corner of Eastern Nigeria.
As war encroaches upon their region, Irish missionaries refuse to flee, instead building feeding centers, clinics, and a secret airstrip to smuggle in aid and evacuate children. Among them is Valerie Corrigan, a young Irish woman who arrives seeking purpose after heartbreak. But as the war closes in and the moral certainty of her mission begins to fracture, Valerie is forced to confront betrayal, violence, and troubling truths within her own congregation.
Amid the chaos, Valerie meets Azubuike, a precocious nine-year-old boy born in a village where time is measured not numerically but through events. Sent to live with the missionaries, Azubuike must adapt to a new world—one defined by unfamiliar gods and foreign calendars. His friendship with Sister Valerie becomes a rare light in a darkening world.
When Valerie’s former lover, Oscar, returns, old wounds reopen, and the lives of Valerie, Azubuike, and Oscar become dangerously entwined.
The Healers’ War is a story of survival, faith, and the impossible choices people make in the shadow of war.
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