Ghostroots: Stories

by 'Pemi Aguda

In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, 'Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before.

In "Manifest," a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter's face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken by wicked and destructive impulses. In "Breastmilk," a wife forgives her husband for his infidelity. Months later,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324065850
• ISBN13: 9781324065852
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.4"