Chikodili Emelumadu, "Dazzling" (Harry N. Abrams, 2023)

New Books in Literature · Nov 26, 2024 · 24m

Today I talked to Chikodili Emelumadu about Dazzling (Harry N. Abrams, 2023).Treasure and Ozoemena are young Nigerian girls forced to deal with spirits after losing their fathers. Treasure is forced to beg in the marketplace as her mother lies bedridden and depressed, and a wicked spirit finds her there and tries to make her his wife. He promises to bring her father back to life if she helps him by finding other girls for his friends. Ozoemena’s father has disappeared, leaving the family with questions and responsibilities. She learns from her grandmother that she is descended from a wild…