Category / Book Review / fiction
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Nights of the Creaking Bed Review
My relationship with the short as a narrative format is complex as at times I find myself amazed by the writer’s ability to, in a short space, tell a compelling story and…
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Remembered by Yvonne Battle-Felton: A Book Review
Remembered is Yvonne Battle-Felton’s debut novel, a story where Spring, an emancipated slave, is forced to relive a haunting past in order to lead her dying son home.
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Eid Al-Adha Part TWO
By: Wonuola Lawal Part TWO It’s been thirteen years since Grandfather passed. His death was sudden. One night he was standing in the kitchen holding a cup of tea and the next…
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Eid Al-Adha Part ONE
By: Wonuola Lawal It’s the first of September and once again we’re celebrating Eid Al-Adha. It is Islamic tradition to go to the Mosque in the morning before preparing for the feast…
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The Orange Seller
By: Wonuola Lawal It’s a Friday evening in Lagos and I’ve just finished selling my oranges. There are a few left but sales wise; it’s been a good day. I was able…
