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Chinelo Okparanta states in the "Author's Note" that "This novel attempts to give Nigeria's marginalized LGBTQ citizens a more powerful voice, and a place in our nation's history." She has done that and more, creating a powerful narrator, Ijeoma, about whom the reader comes to care deeply. I won't put in any spoilers here, but I do want to mention that I got this book free in exchange for committing to discuss it online with other readers. I was somewhat shocked by the number of contributors to
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