Ethiopian memoir reveals 'a life painted in tears'

Aida Edemariam's grandmother was born in Ethiopia around 100 years ago. She was married very young (aged 8) and lived through remarkable changes in the country's history. From a deeply religious feudal empire to fascist invasion, the ascent and fall of Emperor Haile Selassie, to Marxist revolution, famine and civil war. A memoir of her life, called The Wife's Tale has just been written by Aida Edemariam who is a senior feature writer and editor for The Guardian.