We were girls once
Odafen, Aiwanose2025
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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 can't mask her loneliness and feelings of being an outsider. Desperate to feel connected to Nigeria, she escapes into a secret life online. Zina's ambition is to be anyone but herself; acting proves the ultimate catharsis, but it comes at the cost of her family.
Main title:
We were girls once / Aiwanose Odafen.
Author:
Odafen, Aiwanose, author
Imprint:
London : Scribner UK, 2025.
Collation:
464 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781398506190 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
1647270
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