Ghostroots
Aguda, 'Pemi2024
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A woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter's face. A mysterious virus wipes out all the boys on one street. A young architect turns up to measure a house, only to find that her drawings make no sense, and the house seems to resist her. The Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians and exasperated atheists; by tight-knit extended families and struggling single fathers. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets.
Main title:
Ghostroots / 'Pemi Aguda.
Author:
Aguda, 'Pemi, author
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2024.
Collation:
224 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780349018225 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92HOR
Language:
English
BRN:
2453094