Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Length: 320 pages
Audiobook Length: 9 hours
First Published: 2021
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Publisher’s Description
When a woman travels to Nigeria to attend the funeral of the father she never knew, she meets her extravagant family for the first time, a new and inspiring love interest, and discovers parts of herself she didn’t know were missing.
Hannah Bailey has never known her father, the Nigerian entrepreneur who had a brief relationship with her white mother. Because of this, Hannah has always felt uncertain about part of her identity. When her father dies, she’s invited to Nigeria for the funeral. Though she wants to hate the man who abandoned her, she’s curious about who he was and where he was from. Searching for answers, Hannah boards a plane to Lagos, Nigeria.
In Banana Island, one of Nigeria’s most affluent areas, Hannah meets the Jolades, her late father’s prestigious family—some who accept her and some who think she doesn’t belong. The days leading up to the funeral are chaotic, but Hannah is soon shaped by secrets that unfold, a culture she never thought she would understand or appreciate, and a man who steals her heart and helps her to see herself in a new light.
About Jane Igharo
Jane Igharo is a communications specialist and author of the novels Ties That Tether and The Sweetest Rememdy. Igharo was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Canada at the age of twelve. She currently lives in Ontario, Canada. Visit the author’s website →