{"product_id":"black-sunday-hardcover","title":"Black Sunday - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTola Rotimi Abraham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Fiction Book of the Year and called \"simultaneously unique and universal,\" this fiercely original debut novel follows the fate of four siblings over the course of two decades in Nigeria as they search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy (NPR).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I like the idea of a god who knows what it's like to be a twin. To have no memory of ever being alone.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, becomes drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a \"sure bet\" that evaporates like smoke. As their parents' marriage collapses in the aftermath of this gamble, the twin sisters and their two younger siblings, Andrew and Peter, are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother. Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twins' paths diverge once the household shatters. Each girl is left to locate, guard, and hone her own fragile source of power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Tola Rotimi Abraham's \u003ci\u003eBlack Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the chaotic heart of family life, tracing a line from the euphoria of kinship to the devastation of estrangement. In the process, it joyfully tells a tale of grace and connection in the midst of daily oppression and the constant incursions of an unremitting patriarchy. This is a novel about two young women slowly finding, over twenty years, in a place rife with hypocrisy but also endless life and love, their own distinct methods of resistance and paths to independence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTola Rotimi Abraham is a writer from Lagos, Nigeria. She lives in Iowa City and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in journalism. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she has taught writing at the University of Iowa. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Des Moines Register\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nigerian Literary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769792233760,"sku":"9781948226561","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1b3b8aadc0255ebeaf20bb6cd9316b16.webp?v=1780356751","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-sunday-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}