OGADINMA, OR, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT

249pp., paperback, London, 2020

A novel set in Nigeria in the 1980s. 

"An intimate and dazzling exploration of the life and times of a young Nigerian woman whose move to the capital city of Lagos leads to a series of encounters, which are by turns disorienting, revelatory and tragic." Christopher Merrill, author of Self-Portrait with Dogwood

"Written in vivid, engaging prose, this is the story of one woman’s journey to independence." Chinelo Okparanta, author of Under the Udala Trees

Ukamaka Evelyn Olisakwe (b. 1982) is a Nigerian feminist author and screenwriter. She is the author of the novel Eyes of a Goddess.