"My mother died when I was four years old. I remember few things about her, but I do remember that in the mornings when she woke me up and carried me, she often smelled of the earth. It was the same matinal smell that my grandmother had. I found out the secret of that smell just before I turned twelve."
Follow the daily lives, loves, and hopes of an entire community in Jola Naibi's moving debut, "Terra Cotta Beauty."
A carefully crafted selection of short stories, this collection examines life in Lagos, Nigeria, during the era of military rule. It reveals the struggles, loves, and...
"My mother died when I was four years old. I remember few things about her, but I do remember that in the mornings when she woke me up and carried ...