Blessings: A Novel

Synopsis

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this coming of age novel about self-acceptance, sexual awakening, and first love set in a Nigeria on the verge of criminalizing same-sex relationships&“Chukwuebuka Ibeh&’s writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful.&” —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of AmericanahObiefuna has always been the black sheep of his family—sensitive where his father, Anozie, is pragmatic, a dancer where his brother, Ekene, is a natural athlete. But when Obiefuna&’s father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and another boy, his deepest fears are confirmed, and Obiefuna is banished to boarding school.As he navigates his new school&’s strict hierarchy and unpredictable violence, Obiefuna both finds and hides who he truly is. Back home, his mother, Uzoamaka, must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband&’s cryptic reasons for sending him away, and the hard truths that they&’ve all been hiding from. As Nigeria teeters on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships, Obiefuna&’s identity becomes more dangerous than ever before, and the life he wants drifts further out of reach.Set in post-military Nigeria and culminating in the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2013, Blessings is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one&’s truest self, and what it takes for love to flourish despite it all.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780385550659

Related ISBNs:

9780385550642

Publisher:

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Date of Addition:

06/04/24

Copyrighted By:

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.