30/09/2025
This book explores love in so many dimensions.
Quick story.
Hannah lives in San Francisco. The only family she’s had are her mother and best friend, Flo.
Her father left her mum when he found out she was pregnant and chose to go back to his Nigerian family who were hidden to Hannah’s mum until the pregnancy revelation.
A random night while Hannah is out with her friend, she meets Lawrence and is captivated by him but their conversation is cut short because Lawrence gets a devastating call and has to leave.
Shortly after, her mum calls her to come over and breaks the news of her father’s death and also that she was invited to Nigeria for the funeral.
She is pi**ed and uncertain but eventually decides to attend.
Hannah arrives in Lagos, Nigeria and sees the country with fresh eyes. She ends up in Banana Island where her Father’s family lives. Dayo, the Lawyer welcomes her and ushers her to the living room where her father’s wife and siblings are all sitted confused. She also sees Lawrence from San Francisco and is suprised but soon finds out he grew up with her family because they took him in after his mother who worked for them, died.
The family lawyer explains to everyone that the father left a last wish saying they had to spend a week together with Hannah before the funeral and get to know her.
We see series of drama unfold, Hannah and her siblings unlearning and learning a lot about each other, love festering between Hannah and Lawrence, love being questioned and tested, Hannah learning new things about herself and her identity…
Let me stop here.
Go and read this book if you haven’t.
If you have, you know the drill, let’s gist in the comments.
