Under the Udala trees

[a novel]

328 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2015

OCLC Number:
897946305

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Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl displaced during their civil war, begins a powerful love affair with another refugee girl from a different ethnic community. When the pair are discovered, they must learn the cost of living a lie amidst taboos and prejudices. Even as her nation contends with and recovers from the effects of war and division, Ijeoma seeks a glimmer of hope for a future where a woman might just be able to shape her life around truth and love.

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Subjects

  • Young women
  • Lesbian teenagers
  • Refugees
  • Nigerians
  • Fiction

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