A novel with a really distinctive voice, it is written in the dialect and vividly from the point of view of our heroine, a young girl from a small Nigerian town. We find Adunni a year or so after her mother's death and follow her as she tries to escape towards an education. I enjoyed the novel, but it also bothered me. I couldn't help thinking it was a sort of fantasy. It shows 'real life' and hardship (I'm not sure whether it could be seen as poverty porn) and a determined girl with the idea that with an education all will be well.
