AN ORDINARY WONDER

319pp., paperback, London, 2021

A coming of age novel set in Nigeria. An intersex teenager is forced to live as a boy despite identifying as female.

"...highlights the limiting dangers of the gender binary, while also reminding us of the power storytelling has to help us envision a more expansive and inclusive world." New York Times

Buki Papillon was born in Nigeria and now lives in the USA. An Ordinary Wonder is her debut novel.