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A Spell of Good Things
Ayobami Adebayo
- Canongate (Faber)
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Publisher | Canongate (Faber) |
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ISBN | 9781838856045 |
Publication date | February 2023 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | mm |
Pages | 352 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
extra information | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2023 |
Description
Ayòbámi Adébáyò, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption.
Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. His father has lost his job, so Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers and begging, dreaming of a big future.
Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of family friends.
When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola and Eniola's lives become intertwined. In this breathtaking novel, Ayòbámi Adébáyò shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.