Discovering this author and her debut 'The Girl with the Louding Voice' was a highlight of the past few years so I couldn't wait to read this, her second novel, which continues the story of her wonderful characters Adunni and Tia. I don't think you need to have read her first book to appreciate this story, but if you haven't yet read 'The Girl with the Louding Voice' I urge you to do so! The author is a huge talent.

Fourteen-year-old Adunni has left her family and her village and is excited to be in Lagos where she is about to enrol in school, finally. Her new life has been made possible through the help and influence of the kind and brilliant woman, Tia. 

But it seems that it's not so easy for Adunni to escape her past, and Tia has challenges of her own too.

I don't really want to tell you any more about this book because it's a story I feel you need to discover without any preconceptions and expectations. 

All I'll say is that, like the first book, there are some difficult issues covered here, introducing us to the lives of young women in Nigeria and this is hard-hitting.

But the characters are once again very powerful, moving, real and engaging. And there is humour and whimsy.

And I'm going to leave it at that. It's another wonderful book which I can't praise highly enough. Do please pick up this author if you can.