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ONYEKA AND THE ACADEMY OF THE SUN
Onyeka has a lot of hair—the kind that makes strangers stop in the street and her peers whisper behind her back. At least she has Cheyenne, her best friend, who couldn’t care less what other people think. Still, Onyeka has always felt insecure about her vibrant curls…until the day Cheyenne almost drowns and Onyeka’s hair takes on a life of its own, inexplicably pulling Cheyenne from the water.
₦6,700 -
OGADINMA
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s heart-wrenching novel tells the story of the naïve and trusting Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria’s deeply-ingrained patriarchal systems in the 1980s, a time of coups, food shortages and religious extremism.
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IN THE PALACE OF FLOWERS
Set in Iran at the end of the 19th Century ―in the Persian royal court of the Qajars―, In The Palace of Flowers is an atmospheric historical novel about Jamila, an Abyssinian slave who stands at the funeral of a Persian nobleman, watching the rites with empty eyes. In that very moment, she realises that her life will never be acknowledged or mourned with the same significance.
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GIVE US EACH DAY
Seun Ajimobi is a twelve-year-old Nigerian boy lost in Libya who longs to be reunited with his mother back home. Having undertaken an ultimately dangerous and unsuccessful trip through the illegal route to Europe with an uncle, he finds himself now teamed up with other ‘street’ boys, including the charismatic Hakeem, in order to escape the harsh and hostile climate of post-civil war Libya.
Seun’s big chance at escape soon becomes a high-stakes situation that he has to find a way out of or risk never returning home, or worse, losing his life.₦2,600 -
GASP
A trio of teenage girls, Imabong Nyang, Tonye Femeiya and Ivie Udi, are casualties of the Warri Crisis of 1997.
All three were close friends and classmates who lived in the same neighbourhood at Lower Erejuwa in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Calamity struck when the crisis heightened in 1997, which took a toll on their families, with each of them losing a blood relative in the most disheartening way.
They reconnect twenty-two years later, in the most awkward circumstances, each nursing the scar from the wounds the crisis inflicted on them.
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DREAMS AND ASSORTED NIGHTMARES
Dreams and assorted nightmares is a collection of short stories about the characters in a place called Zango. Zango as described by the author is a place situated between dreams and assorted nightmares. A place where its characters would leave you laughing and crying at the same time.
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COMING UNDONE AS STITCHES TIGHTEN
Coming Undone as Stitches Tighten brings together intriguing poems of personal and communal consequence. It covers diverse experiences, including governance, the environment, love and longing, culture, and death. This second collection is a tribute to nationhood and humanity, evoking emotions that capture the true essence of art.
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CHRONICLES OF AN AMAZON
Chronicles of an Amazon is a story of triumph and conquest in the midst of the trials, challenges, and tragedies of life, It is an account of survival in the contemporary Nigerian society amidst the political instability, insecurity, corruption, decadence, and socio-cultural problems that routinely confront the people of Nigeria.
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AKUKO IFO SI N’ALAIGBO
Folktales from Igbo land is a collection of moonlight stories, both adapted and original by the author. The book is in two parts. Part one contains stories laced with proverbs and some songs. The songs have been scored to make them accessible. At the end of each chapter is an exercise to tease the brain or act as a study guide. Part two is dedicated to the work of the NGO, Save our Heritage Initiative (SOHI). The NGO is addresses fading Igbo heritage, and is working to keep the heritage alive.
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A THOUSAND TIMES ON THE SAME ROAD
A Thousand Times On The Same Road is a story of one thousand trips around the world. Every journey, having a story to tell about it, all from the eyes of a journalist. This is the story of passion for a thankless job, near-death experiences, sex escapades, adventure, intrigues, corruption, fun, games, thrills, violence and romance. It is a book about the dark side of Nigerian football: what you do not see on your television screens, the story of the adventures while travelling down the bumpy roads of Nigeria’s highways, and the dangerous paths at night that lead to terror enclaves
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A BROKEN PEOPLE’S PLAYLIST
A Broken People’s Playlist is set to the soundtrack of life, comprised of twelve music-inspired tales about love, the human condition, micro-moments, and the search for meaning and sometimes, redemption. It is also Chimeka Garricks’s love letter to his native city, Port Harcourt, introducing us to a cast of indelible characters in these loosely interlocked tales.
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Rose And The Burma Sky
In a village in south-east Nigeria on the brink of the Second World War, young Obi watches from a mango tree as a colonial army jeep speeds by, filled with soldiers laughing and shouting, their buttons shining in the sun. To Obi, their promise of a smart uniform and regular wages is hard to resist, especially as he has his sweetheart Rose to impress and a family to support.
Years later, when Rose falls pregnant to another man, his heart is shattered. As the Burma Campaign mounts and Obi is shipped out to fight, he is haunted by the mystery of Rose’s lover. When his identity comes to light, Obi’s devastation leads to a tragic chain of unexpected events.
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Wake Me When I’m Gone
Everyone says that Ese is the most beautiful woman in the region, but a fool. A young widow, she lives in a village, where the crops grow tall and the people are ruled over by a Chief on a white horse. She married for love, but now her husband is dead, leaving her with nothing but a market stall and a young son to feed.
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The Condom and other Stories
In The Condom, a wife is speechless when she finds a condom in her husband’s clothes. In their marriage, they had never used a condom, so why does her husband have one? Her reaction is that of the silent treatment for several hours, during which the husband contemplates how much he loves his wife and revisits the affair that he has been having. While he speculates on the possible actions his wife can take and the impact those would have on his life, his wife has a secret of her own. After this first story, readers will have high expectations of those to follow, with more funny twists and comical narration.
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The House of Shells
Kuki refuses to believe in the curse of the Abiku.
Her destiny is not to die young!
Her biggest problem right now is moving house and fitting in at her new school.
One evening while exploring, Kuki spies a driveway lined with giant palm trees. It leads to an abandoned beach house of shadows and scattered sea shells.
And in the fading light, she meets a girl called Enilo.
They become friends – the best of friends.
Until Kuki makes a terrifying discovery …₦8,900 -
When We Were Fireflies
With a third death in his current life imminent, together they go hunting for remnants of his past lives. Will they find evidence that he is losing his mind or the people who once loved or loathed him?
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AN AFRICAN ABROAD
This is the extraordinary story of a Nigerian journalist’s travels around the world in the mid-twentieth century, an entertaining and sometimes breathtaking account of his bold adventures, and a fascinating insight into the global politics of the time.
₦7,700