Spell of Good Things
Person: Adebayo, Ayobami
Year: 2023
Language: English
Scope: 352 p.
Expected to be available from: Mar 28, 2025
- Contents:
- MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023: the Observer, Guardian, Financial Times, Stylist, the Express and Oprah DailyAybmi Adby, 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, Aybmi Adby shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.
Title Information
Title: Spell of Good Things
Person: Adebayo, Ayobami
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781838856069
Category: Literature & Entertainment, Novels & Narratives, Society & Politics
File size: 6 MB
Format: ePub
Loan period: 21 days