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Black Sunday : a novel / Tola Rotimi Abraham.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781948226561 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 277 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Catapult, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Subject: | Twin sisters > Fiction. Families > Nigeria > Lagos > Fiction. Lagos (Nigeria) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Vanderhoof Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderhoof Public Library | AF ABR (Text) | 35193000363699 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Mackenzie Public Library | ABR (Text) | 35192000374862 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nelson Public Library | F ABR (Text) | 3514830032708 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a 'sure bet' that evaporates like smoke. As their parents' marriage collapses in the aftermath of this gamble, the twin sisters and their two younger siblings, Andrew and Peter, are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twins' paths diverge once the household shatters. Each girl is left to locate,guard, and hone her own fragile source of power."--Provided by publisher. - Baker & Taylor
Joining a new church in 1996 Lagos in the face of impoverishing losses, twins Bibike and Riyike find their bond challenged by wrenching hardships, a fatherâs reckless choice and their respective views on independence. A first novel. - Perseus Publishing
Following the fate of one family over the course of two decades in Nigeria, this debut novel tells the story of each siblingâs search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy but also endless life - Perseus Publishing
"Simultaneously unique and universal" (NPR), this fiercely original debut novel follows the fate of four siblings over the course of two decades in Nigeria as they search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy.
âI like the idea of a god who knows what itâs like to be a twin. To have no memory of ever being alone.â
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth.
Soon Bibike and Ariyikeâs father wagers the family home on a âsure betâ that evaporates like smoke. As their parentsâ marriage collapses in the aftermath of this gamble, the twin sisters and their two younger siblings, Andrew and Peter, are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twinsâ paths diverge once the household shatters. Each girl is left to locate, guard, and hone her own fragile source of power.
Written with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Tola Rotimi Abrahamâs Black Sunday takes us into the chaotic heart of family life, tracing a line from the euphoria of kinship to the devastation of estrangement. In the process, it joyfully tells a tale of grace and connection in the midst of daily oppression and the constant incursions of an unremitting patriarchy. This is a novel about two young women slowly finding, over twenty years, in a place rife with hypocrisy but also endless life and love, their own distinct methods of resistance and paths to independence.
- Random House, Inc.
Named a Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Year and called "simultaneously unique and universal,â this fiercely original debut novel follows the fate of four siblings over the course of two decades in Nigeria as they search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy (NPR).
âI like the idea of a god who knows what itâs like to be a twin. To have no memory of ever being alone.â
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth.
Soon Bibike and Ariyikeâs father wagers the family home on a âsure betâ that evaporates like smoke. As their parentsâ marriage collapses in the aftermath of this gamble, the twin sisters and their two younger siblings, Andrew and Peter, are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twinsâ paths diverge once the household shatters. Each girl is left to locate, guard, and hone her own fragile source of power.
Written with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Tola Rotimi Abrahamâs Black Sunday takes us into the chaotic heart of family life, tracing a line from the euphoria of kinship to the devastation of estrangement. In the process, it joyfully tells a tale of grace and connection in the midst of daily oppression and the constant incursions of an unremitting patriarchy. This is a novel about two young women slowly finding, over twenty years, in a place rife with hypocrisy but also endless life and love, their own distinct methods of resistance and paths to independence. - Random House, Inc.
This fiercely original debut novel follows four Nigerian siblings over the course of two decades as they search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy.
â. . . lush, sharp, and shot through with hope!" âWell-Read Black Girl
I like the idea of a god who knows what itâs like to be a twin. To have no memory of ever being alone.
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth.
Soon Bibike and Ariyikeâs father wagers the family home on a âsure betâ that evaporates like smoke. As their parentsâ marriage collapses in the aftermath of this gamble, the twin sisters and their two younger siblings, Andrew and Peter, are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twinsâ paths diverge once the household shatters. Each girl is left to locate, guard, and hone her own fragile source of power.
Written with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Tola Rotimi Abrahamâs Black Sunday takes us into the chaotic heart of family life, tracing a line from the euphoria of kinship to the devastation of estrangement. In the process, it joyfully tells a tale of grace and connection in the midst of daily oppression and the constant incursions of an unremitting patriarchy. This is a novel about two young women slowly finding, over twenty years, in a place rife with hypocrisy but also endless life and love, their own distinct methods of resistance and paths to independence.
