The Strangers
Katherena Vermette
The Strangers by Katherena Vermette is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~5.1 hr
The Son of the House
by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia (2021)
About this book
"Celebrating the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what remains a man's world. In the city of Enugu in the 1970s, young Nwabulu dreams of becoming a typist as she endures her employers' endless chores. Although a housemaid since the age of ten, she is tall and beautiful and in love with a rich man's son. Educated and privileged, Julie is a modern woman. Living on her own, she is happy to collect the gold jewellery love-struck Eugene brings her, but has no intention of becoming his second wife. When dramatic events straight out of a movie force Nwabulu and Julie into a dank room years later, the two women relate the stories of their lives as they await their fate. Pulsing with vitality and intense human drama, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia's debut is set against four decades of vibrant Nigeria, and celebrates the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what remains a man's world."--
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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