From Aiwanose Odafen, the author of Tomorrow I Become a Woman, a new moving novel that charts three women's shifting relationships against a modernising, volatile Nigeria in the 1990s and beyond.
Uju is a daughter her mother never wanted. When she meets Gozie in 1978, he seems like the perfect man - charismatic, Christian and Igbo - so she agrees to marry him in the hope of attaining her mother's approval. Gozie reminds her of her beloved Uncle Ikenna, her mother's brother who disappeared fighting in the Civil War that devastated Nigeria. But Uju has lingering feelings for Akin - a man her mother would never accept as his tribe fought ...
Uju is a daughter her mother never wanted. When she meets Gozie in 1978, he seems like the perfect man - charismatic, Christian and Igbo - so she agrees to marry him in the hope of attaining her mother's approval. Gozie reminds her of her beloved Uncle Ikenna, her mother's brother who disappeared fighting in the Civil War that devastated Nigeria. But Uju has lingering feelings for Akin - a man her mother would never accept as his tribe fought ...
From Aiwanose Odafen, the author of Tomorrow I Become a Woman, an ambitious, moving novel that charts three women's shifting relationships against a modernising, volatile Nigeria in the 1990s and beyond.
‘Searing and beautifully rendered’Koa Beck, author of White Feminism'This story of love, loss and resilient female friendship is a definite must read.’Tola Rotimi Abraham, author of Black Sunday'Unflinching and cuts to the core'Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters Street‘An accomplished and emotional triumph’Louise Beech, author of How To Be Brave What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But t...
