Fire In The Wind
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"...... a metaphorical allusion to the struggles of Nigeria's failed leaders.... yet it remains hopeful about the redemptive possibilities of a new generation" (Helon Habila, author of Oil on Water) "Obioma writes with gorgeous restraint reminiscent of the intricate prose in a Tolstoy novella. Every sentence delivers a precise and heartfelt blow. Hardly anyone writing today is delivering thi..
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Four very different women have made their way from Africa to the red light district of Brussels. They have come to claim for themselves the riches they believe Europe promises but when Sisi, the most enigmatic of the women, is murdered, their already fragile world is shattered. Drawn together by the tragedy, the remaining three women — Joyce, a great beauty whose life has been devastated by w..
