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Award-winning Nigerian-American visual storyteller and international bestselling author based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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"What I loved best about this book was how completely I was drawn into each woman’s life. The writing, the ending, and everything in between left me gasping. I can’t wait to read the sequel!"
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“Privilege comes in levels, Brit,” he continued. "You have the privilege he has given you. But you will never have the privilege he has just because he breathes.”
Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“To anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, uninvited, or invisible… Your voice is more powerful than you think. You are allowed to exist without explanation. Never let the world convince you that your struggles are invalid.”
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“He had no intention of making a purchase. He was one of those men who wanted to steal into the fridge at night to binge while everyone was asleep, only to return to their diets—their wives—come morning.”
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“Privilege comes in levels, Brit,” he continued. "You have the privilege he has given you. But you will never have the privilege he has just because he breathes.”
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“In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.”
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“He had no intention of making a purchase. He was one of those men who wanted to steal into the fridge at night to binge while everyone was asleep, only to return to their diets—their wives—come morning.”
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“But Beto was the real villain, and not the easily defeated kind who monologued while you reloaded a gun.”
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