Things They Lost
By: Okwiri Oduor
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vogue and Vulture “Alternately whimsical, sweet, and dark,” this …
Want to Read $ 12.99"She said that true love was just like this - sweet in some parts, sour in others. She said that deep love was vast and pure, but that it also got hateful in some of its corners where the sunlight did not touch. She said that you could not love without hating. And that you most certainly could not hate a person without loving them first."-Okwiri Oduor, Things They Lost
"She said that true love was just like this - sweet in some parts, sour in others. She said that deep love was vast and pure, but that it also got hateful in some of its corners where the sunlight did not touch. She said that you could not love without hating. And that you most certainly could not hate a person without loving them first."-Okwiri Oduor, Things They Lost
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19. Things They Lost
By: Okwiri Oduor
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vogue and Vulture “Alternately whimsical, sweet, and dark,” this … read more
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"She said that true love was just like this - sweet in some parts, sour in others. She said that deep love was vast and pure, but that it also got hateful in some of its corners where the sunlight did…"-Okwiri Oduor, Things They Lost
20. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow
By: Damilare Kuku
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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21. No One Dies Yet
By: Kobby Ben Ben
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