One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
By: Marie-Claire Amuah
4.06
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
*Winner of the Diverse Book Award 2023* 'I loved this book so much! Intense and beautiful and heart…
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1. Second Class Citizen
By: Buchi Emecheta
4.09
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
A poignant story of a resourceful Nigerian woman who overcomes strict tribal domination of women an… read more
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- africa
- fiction
- african literature
"She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost."-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen
"Adah could not stop thinking about her discovery that the whites were just as fallible as everyone else. There were bad whites and good whites, just as there were bad blacks and good blacks! Why then…"-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen
"She, who only a few months previously would have accepted nothing but the best, had by now been conditioned to expect inferior things. She was now learning to suspect anything beautiful and pure. Tho…"-Buchi Emecheta, Second Class Citizen
2. Everything Good Will Come
By: Sefi Atta
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. It is 1971, a … read more
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- coming of age
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4. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
By: Lola Shoneyin
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more
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- african literature
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5. I Do Not Come to You by Chance
By: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to Y… read more
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6. That Festive Feeling
By: Heidi Swain
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. It's not her place, though - she is house-sitting fo… read more
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- audiobook
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7. A Spell of Good Things
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more
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- african literature
- audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
8. Tomorrow I Become a Woman
By: Aiwanose Odafen
4.24
Format: None pages, Audiobook
What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more
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- fiction
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9. Rootless
By: Krystle Zara Appiah
3.83
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted… read more
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10. A Broken People's Playlist
By: Chimeka Garricks
4.33
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A Broken People’s Playlist is a collection of short stories with underlying themes so beautifully w… read more
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- african literature
- fiction
- contemporary
"They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you. I will sign and say I don't know. It happened in fragments, piece by piece, separate moments over the years. Moments - that's how I remember…"-Chimeka Garricks, A Broken People's Playlist
11. The Mechanics of Yenagoa
By: Michael Afenfia
3.84
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of … read more
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12. The Middle Daughter
By: Chika Unigwe
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A lush, powerful tale of family and sisterhood from award-winning author Chika Unigwe, perfect for … read more
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13. Nightbloom
By: Peace Adzo Medie
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Peace Adzo Medie, author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife , returns with a moving novel abou… read more
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- ghana
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14. Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2)
By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström
3.89
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature. A Jennette McCurdy Book Club Pick. Am… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
15. We Were Girls Once
By: Aiwanose Odafen
3.82
Format: None pages, Audiobook
'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more
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- african literature
- fiction
- contemporary
16. One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
By: Marie-Claire Amuah
4.06
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
*Winner of the Diverse Book Award 2023* 'I loved this book so much! Intense and beautiful and heart… read more
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- africa
- british literature
- coming of age
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- ghana
- african literature
- audiobook
17. For you I’d steal a goat
By: Niq Mhlongo
3.70
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
This short story collection is filled with memorable characters, intriguing plots and twist endings… read more
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- fiction
"Don’t tell me about voters. Those people are like ants. All they ever do is live for their work and pay tax for us politicians to buy new shoes that we wear to trample on them."-Niq Mhlongo, For you I’d steal a goat
"One day this apartheid will be a thing of the past. Our people will be free.’ ‘Maybe. But the past claws its way out. You can’t bury it just like that. It’s not like human flesh. And yet we need to m…"-Niq Mhlongo, For you I’d steal a goat
"Politicians like us must also be entertained in order to lead the people [...]‘It is the duty of the taxpayers to always foot our bill. Whether they like it or not, complain or not, it is their duty …"-Niq Mhlongo, For you I’d steal a goat
18. Daughter in Exile
By: Bisi Adjapon
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, sto… read more
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- audiobook
19. Patience Is a Subtle Thief
By: Abi Ishola-Ayodeji
3.46
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Hope and circumstance define a young woman's life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set… read more
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- coming of age
- fiction
- contemporary
- african literature
- audiobook
"I thought you don't believe in ease. Ease is the cousin of patience." "Patience is a subtle thief. It's a thief of time and a thief of money...."-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief
"Patience....please choose wisely whenever you decide to give any man your time. Our people value marriage, but if you don't choose a person who will add to your life in a healthy way, you will find y…"-Abi Ishola-Ayodeji, Patience Is a Subtle Thief
20. An Ordinary Wonder
By: Buki Papillon
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An Ordinary Wonder is a story of the courage needed to be yourself. Oto leaves for boarding scho… read more
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21. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow
By: Damilare Kuku
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more
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