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Bloomsbury presents Mayowa and the Fire of Speech by Chibundu Onuzo, read by Dolapo Oni The second title in a dazzlingly imaginative adventure trilogy about one girl's power to change the world through the magic of book-jumping and the strength of words. 8+ fans of Pages & Co., Amari and the...

Bloomsbury presents Mayowa and the Sea of Words by Chibundu Onuzo, read by Adjoa Andoh. ‘Joyful and truly original’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures WARNING: DO NOT JUMP ON THIS BOOK! Have you ever jumped on a book? Perhaps not. Most people would think it was a rather...

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES PRIZE AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew' REESE...

When army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows that it is time to leave. As he travels towards Lagos, he becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a better life. Their arrival in the city coincides with the eruption of a political scandal. The education minister, Chief Sandayo, has disappeared and is suspected of stealing millions of dollars from government funds.

Abike Johnson ha 17 anni ed è la figlia prediletta di un importante uomo di affari nigeriano, vive in una grande villa a Lagos, protetta da guardie armate e accompagnata dappertutto con un'enorme jeep nera. Ma essere la figlia prediletta di suo padre implica compiti scomodi, e spesso Abike è sola oltre le impenetrabili mura della sua casa. Lontanissimo dalla villa di Abike, nei bassifondi della città, vive un venditore ambulante di 18 anni che lotta per dare un senso alla propria vita.

The Spider King's Daughter is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of a changing Lagos, a city torn between tradition and modernity, corruption and truth, love and family loyalty. Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a sprawling mansion in Lagos, protected by armed guards and ferried everywhere in a huge black jeep. But being her father's favourite comes with uncomfortable duties, and she is often lonely behind the high walls.

Se Chibundu Onuzo intitola ironicamente il suo secondo romanzo "Benvenuti a Lagos", è perché Lagos a differenza della maggior parte delle altre città, non ha un cartello di benvenuto. Più che a una città infatti si ha accesso a un mondo, vero e proprio microcosmo dove duemila anime, ogni giorno, si riversano dalle campagne per realizzare i propri sogni. Cinque i protagonisti di questa fiaba moderna, tutti in cerca di un nuovo inizo.

'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine 'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist ______________________________ A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers...