Yewande Omotoso
R340.00
After her daughter dies, Mojisola moves into her daughter’s apartment and begins to unearth the life she had built for herself there. A profound and beautiful story about family, grief and self-discovery, that is equally entertaining and provocative, from the acclaimed author of Bom Boy and The Woman Next Door.
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An Unusual Grief
How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead?
This is the question which takes a mother on a journey of self-discovery. When her daughter Yinka dies, Mojisola is finally forced to stop running away from the difficulties in their relationship, and also come to terms with Yinka the woman. Mojisola’s grief leads her on a journey of self-discovery, as she moves into her daughter’s apartment and begins to unearth the life Yinka had built for herself there, away from her family.
Through stepping into Yinka’s shoes, Mojisola comes to a better understanding not only of her estranged daughter, but also herself, as she learns to carve a place for herself in the world beyond the labels of wife and mother. A bold and unflinching tale of one women’s unconventional approach to life and loss.