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Water Baby

By: Chioma Okereke
Narrated by: Diana Yekinni
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LONGLISTED FOR THE INAUGURAL CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE

'Rare is the book that enlightens as much as it entertains. Beautifully imagined and full of characters to love' EMMA STONEX, author of The Lamplighters

'A compelling and powerful novel' CHERIE JONES, author of How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

'An adventurous and insightful read' ROSANNA AMAKA, author of The Book of Echoes
She's the Pearl of Makoko and the world is her oyster.

In Makoko, the floating slum off mainland Lagos, Nigeria, nineteen-year-old Baby yearns for an existence where she can escape the future her father has planned for her.

With opportunities scarce, Baby jumps at the chance to join a newly launched drone-mapping project, aimed at broadening the visibility of her community.

Then a video of her at work goes viral and Baby finds herself with options she could never have imagined - including the possibility of leaving her birthplace to represent Makoko on the world stage.

But will life beyond the lagoon be everything she's dreamed of? Or has everything she wants been in front of her all along?

©2024 Chioma Okereke (P)2024 Quercus Editions Limited African American Multicultural World Literature Africa

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Very interesting and encouraging to hear about the community people don’t hear about . Well done

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This book really gave me so much insight on water life in Lagos. The story is simply amazing!

Great book amazing narration

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I went through a range of emotions! Welldone to the author and the presenter did a great job

Fantastic Story

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I just want to read more from this author! She weaves a story of the main character Baby around a set of interesting friends, well meaning adults, a struggling family and a dream-like presence from her difficult past. I look forward to reading this book again… and again

Loved the characters and the waterscape from which they came

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I can hear the Nigerian accent through the book and the book itself has no story at all

Worst book ever

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