A Spell of Good Things
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Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. Because his father has lost his job, Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers, begging when he must, dreaming of a big future.
Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of an ascendant politician.
When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola's and Eniola’s lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.
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The Story was sooo slow in the beginning. I really struggled to stick with it since there were such long passages which explained characters in depth and gave retrospective insight. However, at 50% the plot got thicker and to where it originally wanted to lead. The remainder of the book was much easier to read! A lot of sadness and drama in the end which made a tragical ending, so I was glad I stuck with it :)
Description
Eniola is tall for his age, a boy who looks like a man. Because his father has lost his job, Eniola spends his days running errands for the local tailor, collecting newspapers, begging when he must, dreaming of a big future.
Wuraola is a golden girl, the perfect child of a wealthy family. Now an exhausted young doctor in her first year of practice, she is beloved by Kunle, the volatile son of an ascendant politician.
When a local politician takes an interest in Eniola and sudden violence shatters a family party, Wuraola's and Eniola’s lives become intertwined. In her breathtaking second novel, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ shines her light on Nigeria, on the gaping divide between the haves and the have-nots, and the shared humanity that lives in between.
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The Story was sooo slow in the beginning. I really struggled to stick with it since there were such long passages which explained characters in depth and gave retrospective insight. However, at 50% the plot got thicker and to where it originally wanted to lead. The remainder of the book was much easier to read! A lot of sadness and drama in the end which made a tragical ending, so I was glad I stuck with it :)