“Omo Uwaifo has completed a set of plays that mirror the life and times of some of the makers of the history of the Edo people. The plays focus on the social and political factors and actors that have shaped and continue to shape the image of the Edo people.The theme of a play like “One Kingdom One Monarch” – the uncharacteristic difficulty in subduing a presumptuous, even defiant subject – is sig..

A “wise, funny, irresistible” (Shelf Awareness) debut novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties, and Brazilian butt lifts, from the author of the internationally bestselling story collection Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad.In Nigerian families, none of your business is private. Not even if it's about your bumbum.Freshly out of Obafemi Awolowo University, 20-year-old Temi has a c..

African women are seldom given the space to express their concerns, their ideas and their reflections about the societies in which they live. In situations where a good woman is expected to remain silent, literature can provide an important medium for the expression of deeply-felt and sometimes shocking views. in this anthology the award-winning author Yvonne Vera brings together the stories of ma..

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No picture ever came more beautiful than Raphael's Pandora. Discovered by a dashing young lieutenant, Raymond Belvedon, in a Normandy Chateau in 1944, she had cast her spell over his family —all artists and dealers — for fifty years. Hanging in a turret of their lovely Cotswold house, Pandora witnessed Raymond's tempestuous wife Galena both entertaining a string of lovers, and giving birth to her ..

When Kanulia "Lia" Madueke made the decision to leave her nursing job in Maitama General Hospital in Abuja, she had a clear-eyed mission: she wanted to make money so she could give herself and her young son, a better life. But from the beginning of her new job as a foreign-aid worker in war torn Yemen, it is clear that her journey is going to be about something she might not have anticipated, some..

After decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla each move to Ilmorog in search of a more provincial life, only to find themselves suspects in a crime that signals a dark turning of the times. A classic of modern African literature, NgDgi wa Thiong'o's damning sat..

In Jilly Cooper's third Rutshire chronicle we meet Ricky France-Lynch, who is moody, macho, and magnificent. He had a large crumbling estate, a nine-goal polo handicap, and a beautiful wife who was fair game for anyone with a cheque book. He also had the adoration of fourteen-year-old Perdita MacLeod. Perdita couldn't wait to leave her dreary school and become a polo player. The polo set were ritz..

When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili's father, involved mysteriously in the political crisis, sends her to live with her Aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter , she discovers life and love - and a terrible bruising secret deep within her family. This extraordinary debut novel from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Half of a Yellow Sun is about the blurred lines between th..

Rain Tamuno is a brilliant young employee in Edozie Express, the largest construction company in the Niger Delta. Befriended by chief Rowland Edozie, owner of the company, she experiences a meteoric rise in her career. As her professional life flourishes, her personal life descends into turmoil. Forced to confront a traumatic episode from her past, Rain cannot come to terms with the fact that her ..

Random Madness and Methods is a catalogue of events recorded in an unusual way by author. It is beyond your everyday social commentary: rather , a story is told through some eristic characters beaming their searchlights on human endeavors and bringing to fore the subterfuge, theatrics, shenanigans and interminable foolishness generously showcased in laughable but catastrophic human follies.the dec..

Sanya always felt different. And everyone that knew her- the people in the village she grew up in, her beloved brother, Dada, her aunt Abike, and even her parents before she was born- knew that there was something special about her too. After an unspeakable tragedy causes her to leave home and grow up too soon, she is devastated to find that her incredible powers are linked to a future which she m..