Daughters Who Walk This Path

by Yejide Kilanko

Overview

Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in Ibadan. There is Eniayo, her adoring little sister – for whose sake their middle-class parents fight stigmatising superstition – and a large extended family of cousins and aunts who sometimes make Morayo's home their own. A shameful secret forced upon her by Bros T, her cousin, thrusts Morayo into a web of oppressive silence woven by the adults around her. Morayo must learn to fiercely protect herself and her sister as young women growing up in a complex and politically charged country.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164502904
Publisher:	Ayoka Books
Publication date:	07/04/2020
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	856 KB

About the Author

Yejide Kilanko was born in Ibadan and attended the Universities of Victoria and Windsor. She has worked as a child protection worker and is now a social worker in children’s mental health. Kilanko lives in Chatham, Ontario, with her husband and children. Daughters Who Walk This Path is her first novel.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Yejide Kilanko’s courageous characters reveal how young women bear their coming-of-age, and then they learn to tell.”
– Kim Echlin, author of Giller Prize-nominated The Disappeared

“Daughters Who Walk This Path is a subtle yet complex exploration of what it means to be a young woman growing up in contemporary Nigeria. Kilanko does not shy away from tough subjects. Just as important, she does not sensationalize them. This is a delightful, haunting book from a very talented writer.”
– Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters Street

“A welcome and much needed chronicle of family politics in contemporary Nigeria.”
– Sefi Atta, awarding-winning author of Everything Good Will Come

“Uplifting…graceful and unmistakably authentic”
– Quill & Quire

“Though the subject of her novel is one that’ll typically make us avert our eyes, Yejide Kilanko combines an unflinching gaze, a tender heart and a gift for lyrical storytelling. Daughters Who Walk This Path is a necessary book.”
– E.C.Osondu – Winner of the Caine Prize and author Voice of America

"[Kilanko] tells us stories about Nigerian women’s emotional strength, their remarkable network of support and the travails that afflict many of them in a country where women still provide the domestic backbone. It is a book that can make you laugh and cry and if you aren’t a feminist, Kilanko’s book will turn you into one — whether you’re male or female… Kilanko’s characters are affecting and admirable; her storytelling agile and persuasive; her dialogue convincing and funny. Kilanko’s primary job in social work and child protection allows her a deep understanding of victimization. She leaves us with a sense of a Nigerian woman’s heroism in the face of social prejudice. Morayo and her aunt Morenike walked us down a path we hope we will be able to meet them on again."
–Toronto Star

Editorial Reviews

A book that can make you laugh and cry.” - Toronto Star

“Sophisticated and beautiful.” - National Post

“Morayo’s story is universal and women around the world will relate.” - Winnipeg Free Press

From the Publisher