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Much food for thought and interesting topics, but partly dragging and a mixture of fiction and non-fiction.

Taking place in Nigeria, the USA and England we follow the lives of two young Nigerians, Ifemelu and Obinze who long for a better life but also want more than anything to be together. Unfortunately things don't go as planned and ultimately they both follow different paths and don't meet again for about fifteen years. I thought the author wrote a compelling story about being a foreigner and a person of color trying to fit into the American and English societies. I found it thought provoking and
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