Introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. With insight and a lyrical wisdom, Nigerian-born Sefi Atta has written a powerful and eloquent story set in her African homeland. This novel charts the fate of two Nigerian girls: one who is prepared to manipulate the traditional system and one who attempts to defy it. There is wit, intelligence and a delicious irreverence in this book. But it is Sefi Atta's courage in choosing to look at her fictional world through fiercely feminist lenses that I most admired.' - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'
