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A Different Sun

6.55

Fair

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A Different Sun is a 2012 historical novel by Elaine Neil Orr following an American woman who accompanies her missionary husband to 19th-century Nigeria, tracing the cultural collisions and personal transformations of the colonial encounter.

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How good is A Different Sun?

A Different Sun scores 6.55/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Alternate History category. Literary historical novel with respectable reviews; not alternate history, and consensus appears moderate rather than major.

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