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From the award-winning, bestselling author of We Should All Be Feminists and Half of a Yellow Sun—the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising univer sal questions of race, belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for identity and a home.Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time.Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland. Product details ASIN : 0307455920 Publisher : Anchor (March 4, 2014) Language : English Paperback : 588 pages ISBN-10 : 9780307455925 ISBN-13 : 978-0307455925 Lexile measure : 940L Item Weight : 14.4 ounces Dimensions : 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches Show more