Name of Book: Nightbloom
Author: Peace Adzo Medie
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 25 April 2024
No. of Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
AKORFA AND SELASI WERE ONCE INSEPARABLE. NOW, THEY MUST REPAIR THEIR BROKEN RELATIONSHIP OR LOSE EACH OTHER FOREVER.
Growing up in the same small Ghanaian town, Selasi and Akorfa were more than just cousins, they were best friends. The girls shared everything: their dreams, their desires, their every secret. But as they enter their teens Selasi begins to change, until Akorfa barely recognises the sullen, withdrawn girl she once knew so well.
Years go by before they cross paths again, and their lives look very different now. Although they are separated by continents, they have each found success in their careers: Akorfa works in international development in the US; Selasi is a restaurateur running the hottest spot in Accra. It takes a crisis to pull them back together, forcing both women to confront shocking secrets and childhood trauma that neither one has been willing to address. Now they must bridge the gulf between them to stop history repeating itself.
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Peace Adzo Medie’s debut novel, His Only Wife, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese’s Book Club pick. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa, was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. She has won numerous awards for her scholarship and has held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship. She holds a PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in geography from the University of Ghana.
My Opinion
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie stands like a wall in support of black women in Africa. It is a voice for all the suffering endured by African women for all these years. The storyline is focused on Akorfo and Selasi, two sisters, and their ordeal with their own families. Although I haven't read many black authors, I could never connect with their narratives. But Nightbloom came as a whirlwind in my reading passion. At first, I was fully impressed with Akorfo's character until Selasi's version came along. Her pain was a shocking revelation for me. Of all these characters, Lucy was the one that I hated the most. It forced me to ponder the situations that are forced on women just in the name of respect.
Nightbloom is a powerful blow to a male-dominated society where women are also biased. Definitely, the book will create a stir among the readers of fiction. Selasi's character is much more bold and responsible, and she sets an example for all the women out there. And if women are also not safe at home, then what can we expect from the world? The book compels and imprints itself on the reader's mind in such a way that they will not be able to forget it for a long time. Definitely, the book deserves 5 stars.
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