'Absorbing and tender . . . a finely-drawn portrait of a young woman's resilience in the face of violence and grief' PAULA HAWKINS

LONGLISTED FOR THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of her family, she is beguiled by an itinerant preacher, a handsome self-proclaimed 'man of God' who seems to offer all the answers. But instead of building a better future with him, Nani is forced too soon into a challenging womanhood with an oppressive husband.

Will she find the courage to take charge of her own life and seek true happiness, and at what cost?