On Black Sisters Street

by Chika Unigwe

Book Overview

On Black Sisters Street tells the haunting story of four very different women who have left their African homeland for the riches of Europe--and who are thrown together by bad luck and big dreams into a sisterhood that will change their lives. Each night, Sisi, Ama, Efe, and Joyce stand in the windows of Antwerp's red-light district, promising to make men's desires come true--if only for half an hour. They offer their bodies to strangers but their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821419927
• ISBN13: 9780821419922
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

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If you're reading this, this is your sign to give this book a go and read it. I had the great fortune to be recommended and subsequently gifted this book by a friend, setting me on my course to pay that forward (I have since gifted this about 6 times to different adults). If you care about belonging, friendship, perseverance, and identity, you will love this book. Unigwe's writing style is captivating, her plot is intriguing start to finish, and her characters have stayed with me for years. Do yourself a favor and read this book.