![]() The egungun, the ọgbanje, Chukwu, chi, Alusi. Something – I am not sure what – about the Igbo and Yoruba mythologies and religions of Nigeria and West Africa has sung to me for thirty years. I suppose I should come to this review with a little context: I have loved Ben Okri, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Chimamande Ngoze Adichie since I was making the leap of faith from A levels to degree level. There it was, sat in Waterstones, calling to me last Sunday, and the Monday after I saw it was announced on the longlist. ![]() ![]() But it is beautiful and lyrical and wonderful.Īnd – I want to say this – I bought this book before it was nominated on the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist. It is brutal and heart wrenching in so many places. This is the novel I have been waiting for, for longer than I knew I was waiting for one. ![]()
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