How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue“But my father used to say we can’t do only what we’re at ease with, we must do what we ought to do.” ― Imbolo Mbue, How Beautiful We WereHow Beautiful We Were, the second novel by Imbolo Mbue, has a strong opening. It depicts the story of a people who live in fear amid environmental destruction brought on by an American oil firm in the imaginary African