We Were Girls Once by Aiwanose Odafen Hardcover Book

Description: We Were Girls Once by Aiwanose Odafen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description From Aiwanose Odafen, the author of Tomorrow I Become a Woman, an ambitious, moving novel that charts three womens shifting relationships against a modernising, volatile Nigeria in the 1990s and beyond. Publisher Description From Aiwanose Odafen, the author of Tomorrow I Become a Woman, an ambitious, moving novel that charts three womens shifting relationships against a modernising, volatile Nigeria in the 1990s and beyond.We were three: complete, as we were meant to be… Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to be best friends, ever since their grandmothers sat next to each other on a dusty bus to Lagos in the late 1940s, forging a bond that would last generations. But over half a century later, Nigeria is a new and modern country. As the three young women navigate the incessant strikes and political turmoil that surrounds them, their connection is shattered by a terrible assault. In the aftermath, nothing will remain the same as life takes them down separate paths. For Ego, now a high-powered London lawyer, success cant mask her loneliness and feelings of being an outsider. Desperate to feel connected to Nigeria, she escapes into a secret life online. Zinas ambition is to be anyone but herself; acting proves the ultimate catharsis, but it comes at the cost of her family. And Eriife surprises everyone by morphing from a practising doctor to a ruthless politicians perfect wife. When Ego returns home, the three womens lives become entwined once more, as Nigerias political landscape fractures. Their shared past will always connect them, but can they – and their country – overcome it? Odafen writes with great insight and compassion about life, sisterhood, family, community and power. Each of her characters is so fully realised, their histories so richly drawn that they feel alive. This is a superbly written novel Chika Unigwe, author of The Middle Daughter A gorgeous story of the redemptive power of friendship. With moving and immersive prose, Odafen invites us into the lives of three friends whose lives take remarkable turns, diverge and return to each other. Deftly, gracefully, she paints a vivid and unflinching portrait of Nigerian society of the past and present, its failures and triumphs… I thoroughly felt this book Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread Author Biography Aiwanose Odafen is a second year MFA fiction student at the Iowa Writers Workshop. She holds an MBA from the University of Oxford. She has contributed to published non-fiction works, including most recently, the I AM ADONA project, a collection of essays on womens empowerment, and participated in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Purple Hibiscus Trust Writing Workshop. She was longlisted for the 2020 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize. Her first novel, Tomorrow I Become a Woman, was published in 2021. Details ISBN 1398506168 ISBN-13 9781398506169 Title We Were Girls Once Author Aiwanose Odafen Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 464 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd GE_Item_ID:160460159; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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