Ijeoma comes of age as her nation does; born before independence, she is eleven when civil war breaks out in the young republic of Nigeria. Sent away to safety, she meets another displaced child and they, star-crossed, fall in love. They are from different ethnic communities. They are also both girls.   When their love is discovered, Ijeoma learns that she will have to hide this part of herself. But there is a cost to living inside a lie.       As Edwidge Danticat has made personal the legacy of Haiti’s political coming of age, Okparanta’s Under the Udala Trees uses one woman’s lifetime to examine the ways in which Nigerians continue to struggle toward selfhood. Even as their nation contends with and recovers from the effects of war and division, Nigerian lives are also wrecked and lost from taboo and prejudice. This story offers a glimmer of hope — a future where a woman might just be able to shape her life around truth and love.
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African print, Gift bag
Gift Bag
Gift bags ideal as wedding favor bags. These sweet little favour or gift bags are made from paper, I have added a bright strip of African wax print to each one, African wax prints have big bold patterns so each bag will be unique. Bags measure; H 4″ w 3″ D 3″ Choose from White or Brown kraft paper. These bags are made to order so you may not receive the exact bags but ones very similar, using a variety of fabric from my shop. I am open to custom orders, so if you want a larger quantity, or a different colour just send me a message. Take a look at my other gift bags.
SKU: AHW10031