We Were Girls Once
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Ego, Zina, and Eriife were always destined to be best friends, ever since their grandmothers sat next to each other on a dusty bus to Lagos in the late 1940s, forging a bond that would last generations. But over half a century later, Nigeria is a new and modern country. As the three young women navigate the incessant strikes and political turmoil that surround them, their connection is shattered by a terrible assault. In the aftermath, nothing will remain the same as life takes them down separate paths. For?Ego, now a high-powered London lawyer, success cant mask her loneliness and feelings of being an outsider. Desperate to feel connected to Nigeria, she escapes into a secret life online.?Zinas ambition is to be anyone but herself; acting proves the ultimate catharsis, but it comes at the cost of her family.?Eriife?surprises everyone by morphing from a practicing doctor to a ruthless politicians perfect wife.
When Ego returns home, the three womens lives become entwined once more, as Nigerias political landscape fractures. Their shared past will always connect them, but can theyand their country overcome it?
In?We Were Girls Once, Aiwanose Odafen highlights hope, female friendship, childhood trauma, and migration.
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Language: English
Category: Fiction
Format: Print edition
Condition: Brand new, original copy
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