We Were Girls Once book by Aiwanose Odafen
By Aiwanose OdafenWe Were Girls Once book by Aiwanose Odafen
'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 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. And Eriife surprises everyone by morphing from a practising doctor to a ruthless politician’s perfect wife.
When Ego returns home, the three women’s lives become entwined once more, as Nigeria’s political landscape fractures. Their shared past will always connect them, but can they – and their country – overcome it?
Book details
- Paperback
- 560 pages
- English
- 1398506206
- 9781398506206
About Aiwanose Odafen
born in lagos, nigeria, aiwanose odafen is an mfa fiction student at the iowa writer's workshop. she has contributed to published non-fiction works and par Read More about Aiwanose Odafen
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