West Africa

Half Lives

No one can hurt you like a sister

Without Prejudice: A Memoir

In a career that has seen him face coup leaders in his native Ivory Coast and lead some of the most prestigious Western financial institutions, Tidjane Thiam has blazed a trail through African and European politics and business.

Necessary Fiction

‘Necessary Fiction’s Nigerians are inseparable from Nigeria itself: brazen, willful, sexy, dynamic, explosive’ MARLON JAMES

‘A vital work for our times’ IRENOSEN OKOJIE

‘A homage to the chosen family who accept you as you are’ DEAN ATTA

‘Necessary Fiction lives up to its title and beyond … a vivid, stirring revolution’ YRSA DALEY-WARD

Dream Count

‘Reads like a feminist War and Peace. A magnificent novel’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A complex, multi-layered beauty of a book. Extraordinary’ NEW STATESMAN

Before We Hit the Ground

‘A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered’ JESSICA ANDREWS

‘A deeply observant, perceptive writer’ JOANNA CANNON

‘Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list’ GLAMOUR

‘Masterful… It will stay with you long after you finish it’ JJ BOLA

Americanah

**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!**

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

Purple Hibiscus

**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!**

A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing tremendous changes from the talented bestseller and award-winning author.

The Half-God of Rainfall

From the award-winning poet and playwright behind Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall is an epic story and a lyrical exploration of pride, power and female revenge.

A Nurse’s Tale

Inspired by a true story

DaughterMidwifePrincess

House Woman

‘Magnificently horrifying’ Daily Mail

‘Gripping’ Glamour

‘Impressive and moving’ Irish Times

My name is Ikemefuna Nwosu, and I am your wife.

I Am Still With You: A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance and History

‘A lyrical investigation … both powerful and transcendent’ CHIGOZIE OBIOMA

‘Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting’ AMINATTA FORNA

‘Both epic and intimate’ MARGO JEFFERSON

An astonishing search for a missing person, the hidden tragedies of war and the truth of Nigeria’s history.

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