Nightbloom

Selasi and Akorfa were more than just cousins: they were an inseparable duo, prepared to do anything to protect one another. Then Selasi begins to change, becoming withdrawn and losing interest even in the schoolwork that she loved. It will be years before Akorfa learns what happened. But is there still time to save their friendship? A riveting story of friendship and belonging, from a remarkable Ghanaian talent.

About the author

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.

Summary

The stunning second novel from the author of Reese's Book Club pick His Only Wife

Product details

• Authors: Peace Adzo Medie
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9780861546602
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-660-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 27 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 434 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary