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The Nigerwife

The Nigerwife

Vanessa Walters
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Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a hand-some husband, a palatial house in the heart of glittering Lagos, and a glamorous group of friends. She left gloomy London and a troubled family past behind for sunny, moneyed Lagos, becoming part of the Nigerwives--a com-munity of foreign women married to Nigerian men.

 

But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her so-called perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her auntie Claudine decides to take matters into her own hands. Armed with only a cell phone and a plane ticket to Nigeria, she digs into her niece's life and uncov-ers a hidden side filled with dark secrets, isolation, and even violence. But the more she discovers about Nicole, the more Claudine's own buried history threatens to come to light.

 

An inventively told and keenly observant debut novel, The Nigerwife offers a razor-sharp look at the bonds of family, the echoing consequences of secrets, and whether we can ever truly outrun our past.

 

Vanessa Walters was born and raised in London and has a background in international journalism and playwriting and is a Tin House resident and a Millay Colony resident. She is the author of two previous YA books and The Nigerwife. She currently lives in Brooklyn.

 

  • Publisher: ‎Atria Books (May 2, 2023)
  • Language: ‎English
  • Hardcover: ‎320 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎1668011085
  • ISBN-13: ‎9781668011089
  • Item Weight: ‎1 pound
  • Dimensions: ‎6 x 1 x 9 inches
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