A Bit of Difference

By:

Atta, Sefi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: AAA Press; 2013Description: 303ISBN:

978-978-915-363-3

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Summary: At thirty-nine, Deola Bello, a Nigerian expatraite in London, is dissatisfied with being single and working overseas. Deola works as a financial reviewer for an international charity, and when her job takes her back to Nigeria in time for her father's five-year memorial service, she finds herself turning her scrutiny inward. In Nigeria, Deola encounters changes in her family and in the urban landscape of her home, and new acquaintances who offer unexpected possibilities. Deola's journey is as much about evading others' expectations to get the heart of her frustration as it is about exposing the differences between foreign images of Africa and the realities of contemporary Nigerian life. Deola's urgent, incisive voice captivates and guides is through the intricate layers and vivid scenes of a life lived across continents...

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	Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries	823 ATT / N	Available		25789

At thirty-nine, Deola Bello, a Nigerian expatraite in London, is dissatisfied with being single and working overseas. Deola works as a financial reviewer for an international charity, and when her job takes her back to Nigeria in time for her father's five-year memorial service, she finds herself turning her scrutiny inward. In Nigeria, Deola encounters changes in her family and in the urban landscape of her home, and new acquaintances who offer unexpected possibilities. Deola's journey is as much about evading others' expectations to get the heart of her frustration as it is about exposing the differences between foreign images of Africa and the realities of contemporary Nigerian life. Deola's urgent, incisive voice captivates and guides is through the intricate layers and vivid scenes of a life lived across continents...

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