"Father was a loud man." The story of a young girl named Blessing whose life drastically changes when her father leaves the family for another woman. Not only must Blessing leave all that she knows behind in Ikeja, but she must begin to reconcile the image she has of her father, mother and brother with... Continue Reading →
"When Baba Segi awoke with a bellyache for the sixth day in a row, he knew it was time to do something drastic about his fourth wife's childlessness." This very thought will bring all that Baba Segi knows about his life to a crashing ____. The story begins as he begins the process of finding... Continue Reading →
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Published: February 13, 2018 Publisher: Grove Press Pages: 240 Goodreads Review The dedication reads, "To those of us with one foot on the other side." From that moment you know this book will be unlike anything you've ever read and it did not disappoint. Emezi illustrated with perfection just how delicate... Continue Reading →
A Gift From Darkness Published: January 23rd, 2018 Publisher: Other Press Received: ARC from Publisher Goodreads Review "The women suffer from all this. The ones whose husbands have been cut down in front of their eyes, and the ones who have survived the horror of being taken prisoner. The worst, they... Continue Reading →
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