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A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set in Lagos, Nigeria, \u2018Pemi\u2019s stories unfold against a spectral cityscape where the everyday business of living\u2014the birth of a baby, a market visit, a conversation between mothers and daughters\u2014is charged with an air of supernatural menace. In \u201cBreastmilk\u201d a new mother\u2019s inability to lactate takes on preternatural overtones. In \u201c24, Alhaji Williams Street\u201d a mysterious disease wreaks havoc with frightening precision. In \u201cThe Hollow,\u201d an architect stumbles on a vengeful house.<\/p>\n

The twelve dazzling stories in this collection explores the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. Powered by a deep empathy, and glinting with humour and insight, they announce a major new literary talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The twelve dazzling stories in this collection explores the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. 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