Nightbloom. A Novel. First Edition. Signed by the Author

Medie, Peace Adzo

ISBN 10: 1643752847 / ISBN 13: 9781643752846

Published by Algonquin Books/Oneworld Publications, London, 2023

About this Item

London. Algonquin Books/Oneworld Publications. 2023. First Edition. First published in this year. No later dates or impressions shown. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6 ? approx. 345 pp. Striking turquoise boards with bold silver titles to the spine and yellow endpapers. Flat signed by the author without dedication to an illustrated pastedown on the title page. Gorgeously illustrated dustjacket. The book is square and firmly bound. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp. The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £16.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Book is new.

A riveting depiction of class and family in Ghana, a compelling exploration of memory, and an eye-opening story of life as an African-born woman in the United States, Nightbloom is above all a gripping and beautifully written novel attesting to the strength of female bonds in the face of societies that would prefer to silence women.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nightbloom. A Novel. First Edition. Signed by the Author
• Publisher: Algonquin Books/Oneworld Publications, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1643752847
• ISBN 13: 9781643752846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Dimensions: 3W x 24H x 16D centimeters 3 centimeters width by 24 centimeters height by 16 centimeters depth
• Weight: 600 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Inseparable when they were girls but now estranged, cousins Akorfa and Selasi have to repair the silences between them or lose each other forever in this moving novel set in Ghana and America from the author of Reese’s Book Club pick His Only Wife: “Stunning” (Destiny O. Birdsong, author of Nobody’s Magic)

When Selasi and Akorfa were young girls in Ghana, they were more than just cousins; they were inseparable. Selasi was exuberant and funny, Akorfa quiet and studious. They would do anything for each other, imploring their parents to let them be together, sharing their secrets and desires and private jokes.

Then Selasi begins to change, becoming hostile and quiet; her grades suffer and she builds a space around herself, shutting Akorfa out. Meanwhile, Akorfa is accepted to an American university with the goal of becoming a doctor. Although hopeful that she can create a fuller life as a woman in America, she discovers the insidious ways that racism places obstacles in her path once she leaves Ghana. It takes a crisis to bring the friends back together, with Selasi’s secret revealed and Akorfa forced to reckon with her role in their estrangement.

A riveting depiction of class and family in Ghana, a compelling exploration of memory, and an eye-opening story of life as an African-born woman in the United States, Nightbloom is above all a gripping and beautifully written novel attesting to the strength of female bonds in the face of societies that would prefer to silence women.

 

About the Author

Peace Adzo Medie’s debut novel, His Only Wife, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, and a Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2020. It was also a Reese’s Book Club pick. Her book, Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa, was published by Oxford University Press in 2020. She has won numerous awards for her scholarship and has held several fellowships, including the Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship. She holds a PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in geography from the University of Ghana.

This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.