Water baby (Paperback)
Okereke, Chioma (Author)
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She's the Pearl of Makoko and the world is her oyster. In Makoko, the floating slum off mainland Lagos, Nigeria, nineteen-year-old Baby yearns for an existence where she can escape the future her father has planned for her. With opportunities scarce, Baby jumps at the chance to join a newly launched drone-mapping project, aimed at broadening the visibility of her community. Then a video of her at work goes viral and Baby finds herself with options she could never have imagined - including the possibility of leaving her birthplace to represent Makoko on the world stage. But will life beyond the...
ISBN (SKU)
9781529425444
Pages
400
Weight
280g
Dimensions
196x128x28
Imprint
Quercus
Published
16, January, 2025
Genres
Fiction
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