Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon: A Compelling Journey of Resilience and Sacrifice
Dive into the captivating world of ‘Daughter in Exile’ by Bisi Adjapon in our in-depth book review. Explore the emotional journey of Lola, an undocumented immigrant, and discover how Adjapon’s compelling prose brings her story to life. Don’t miss this hidden gem of 2023 that deserves recognition for its powerful narrative and the resilience it portrays.
When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
When We Were Fireflies by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Get ready to embark on a mind-bending and captivating literary adventure with Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s “When We…
BUTTER HONEY PIG BREAD BY FRANCESCA EKWUYASI
I was so intrigued by the title Butter Honey Pig Bread. I imagined that the focus was going to be largely on food. However that…
OGADINMA OR EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
I first read the blurb of this book from a link on twitter. I was immediately drawn to its contemporary feminist vibe. Asides from that…
BE(COM)ING NIGERIAN
By Elnathan John “The Nigerian God loves elections and politics. When you have bribed people to get party nominations, used thugs to steal and stuff…
HAPPINESS LIKE WATER
After reading Under the Udala Trees, I was so impressed by Chinelo Okparanta. I sought out more books she had written and stumbled on Happiness on Water (well I use the term stumbled quite loosely what I meant to say is that I haggled and harassed every book dealer within my grasp and when I couldn’t take it anymore I resorted to reading an eBook *covers face with hands)……
AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES
Sooo… an orchestra of minorities is a thrilling narration of an epic love story. Cue curtains, lights, sound & action!!!!(I hope I got that right). Enter center stage, Chinonso, a lonely poultry farmer, who life has done a number on (literally nobody’s life sucks this bad, he has lost his mother in his childhood, his sister has abandoned him for a forbidden marriage and just recently his dad passed away too. I don’t know about you but can you get a whiff of village people… I’m just saying they are working overtime).