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Review of The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje

Like Parlour dogs that stay restricted in their owners’ home and are easy to handle, parlourwives are married for their youth, naivety and beauty by randy old men. This story explores a few years in the life of a young adult girl who was forced into an arranged marriage to saveherself and her family. Kehinde’s […]

‘This Motherless Land’ is a Bumpy, Angry but Rewarding Train Ride Back to 1970s Nigeria and England.

This Motherless Land

Nikki May’s sophomore novel, This Motherless Land, is a bumpy, angry, but rewarding train ride back to 1970s Nigeria and England.   The book opens with a warm, family-show-like snapshot of the Onyenuga family, complete with petty sibling squabbles between Funke and her brother Femi—a dynamic that beautifully brings the coming-of-age theme to life. It’s a […]

Reiew of These Letters End In Tears

Musih Tedji’s debut “These Letters End In Tears” was an emotional, heart-gutting read that left me completely shattered and in tears afterwards. Focused on the life of Bessem, a young Economics professor who found love in college and lost it just as abruptly as it began, this author uses a rare epistolary style to describe […]

Book Review: Greener Pasture by Muneer Yaqub

How do you confront the moment of realization when you find yourself deeply entrenched in asituation, like discovering you’ve worn your shirt inside out all day? This thought lingeredthroughout my undergraduate experience. Fresh out of secondary school, I applied to the university with dreams of studying nursing, fueledby my passion for caring for others. But […]

The Superstitions Behind the Housemaid Culture in African Societies

In an article in The History Press titled, Women and Domestic Service in Victorian Society, the researcher Kate Clarke wrote, “In 1891 it was estimated that, country-wide…one in three women between the ages of fifteen and twenty were in domestic service; kitchen maids and maids-of-all work sometimes referred to as ‘slaveys.” She was referring to […]

The Housebroken Women: In Conversation with An King.

An King is a young Nigerian author, making a debut with her self published book; TheHousebroken women. From a very young age, she had been passionate about creatingstories, often causing her to live in her head. She has a deep love for thriller/mystery books witha touch of drama influenced by the everyday lives of the […]

5 Most Anticipated Non-Fiction Books by Women in 2024

My goal this year is to read more non-fiction books, driven by my growing interest in the human mind and the valuable insights we can gain from real-life experiences. In celebration of Women’s Month, I’ve compiled a list of Five Most Anticipated Non-Fiction Books by Women in 2024. Creating this list was challenging due to […]

Top 20 Books to Gift This Christmas

Whether you are searching for something for literature lovers, business tycoons, entrepreneurs, history enthusiasts or faith lovers, we’ve got you covered. Our list spans across multiple genres and areas of life that we guarantee will make the perfect gift.  Gift Ideas for people with an interest in Business, memoirs, technology and fashion.  1.  Playing to […]

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