12 Best literary fiction books like Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon

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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…

If you liked the literary fiction plot in Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Tomorrow Died Yesterday

By: Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

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Similar categories in Chimeka Garricks's Tomorrow Died Yesterday book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • novels
  • fiction
  • african literature

2. 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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3. 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

Similar categories in Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s A Spell of Good Things book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • adult
  • 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

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4. 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

Similar categories in Aiwanose Odafen's Tomorrow I Become a Woman book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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5. 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

Similar categories in Krystle Zara Appiah's Rootless book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • ghana
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. 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

Similar categories in Chimeka Garricks's A Broken People's Playlist book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
"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

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7. The God of Good Looks

By: Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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

Similar categories in Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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9. 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

Similar categories in Peace Adzo Medie's Nightbloom book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • ghana
  • african literature
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Nigerwife

By: Vanessa Walters

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, an… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Walters's The Nigerwife book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You have to go on with things, or things will get on without you."

-Vanessa Walters, The Nigerwife

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11. 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

Similar categories in Lola Akinmade Åkerström's Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2) book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. 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

Similar categories in Aiwanose Odafen's We Were Girls Once book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • african literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. 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

Similar categories in Marie-Claire Amuah's One for Sorrow, Two for Joy book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • ghana
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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15. House Woman

By: Adorah Nworah

3.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

When Ikemefuna is put on a plane from Lagos to Texas, she anticipates her newly arranged All-Americ… read more

Similar categories in Adorah Nworah's House Woman book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • ghana
  • african literature
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Even When Your Voice Shakes

By: Ruby Yayra Goka

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A young woman speaks out against her wealthy abuser in this riveting YA novel from one of Ghana’s m… read more

Similar categories in Ruby Yayra Goka's Even When Your Voice Shakes book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • ghana
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • african literature
  • audiobook
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18. 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

Similar categories in Abi Ishola-Ayodeji's Patience Is a Subtle Thief book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • africa
  • 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

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19. An Unusual Grief

By: Yewande Omotoso

3.76

Format: 240 pages, None

How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead? This is the question which takes a mother… read more

Similar categories in Yewande Omotoso's An Unusual Grief book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • african literature
  • fiction
  • novels
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20. 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

Similar categories in Damilare Kuku's Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • adult fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • african literature
  • adult
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21. And So I Roar

By: Abi Daré

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more

Similar categories in Abi Daré's And So I Roar book and Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • africa
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

17 must-read africa books like Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow I Become a Woman

Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Rootless

Krystle Zara Appiah

3.83

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17 best-selling fiction books like The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe

Transform Your Habits

Daughters Who Walk This Path

Yejide Kilanko

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Tomorrow Died Yesterday

Chimeka Garricks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

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