Recommendations from our site
“The book charts the fate of two African girls—one born of privilege and the other of a lower class. Basically, it’s a story of coming of age in a culture that still insists on feminine submission. These two girls have a brief period of time together at the start of the book, then they are separated but keep in touch via letters. Again, it gives you a sense of life in postcolonial Nigeria, and it covers very, very tough subject matter, which will be triggering for some.” Read more...
Chioma Okereke, Novelist
