{"product_id":"tomorrow-i-become-a-woman","title":"Tomorrow I Become a Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Searing and beautifully rendered’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Koa Beck, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Feminism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis story of love, loss and resilient female friendship is a definite must read.’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tola Rotimi Abraham, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unflinching and cuts to the core'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chika Unigwe, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Black Sisters Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An accomplished and emotional triumph’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Louise Beech, author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Brave \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can I do?’ she asked. \u003ci\u003eYou can fight\u003c\/i\u003e, I thought\u003ci\u003e, you can fight for your daughters\u003c\/i\u003e. But then again, who was I to speak of such things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Gozie and Obianuju meet in August 1978, it is nothing short of fate. He is the perfect man: charismatic, handsome, Christian, and – most importantly – Igbo. He reminds her of her beloved Uncle Ikenna, her mother’s brother who disappeared fighting in the Civil War that devastated Nigeria less than a decade before. It is why, when Gozie asks her to marry him within months of meeting, she says yes, despite her lingering and uncertain feelings for Akin – a man her mother would never accept, as his tribe fought on the other side of the war. Akin makes her feel heard, understood, intelligent; Gozie makes her heart flutter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Uju, the daughter her mother never wanted, marriage would mean the attainment of that long elusive state of womanhood, and something else she has desired all her life – her mother’s approval. All will be well; he is the perfect match, the country will soon be democratic again and the economy is growing, or so she thinks …\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Loosely based on the stories of real women known to the author, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow I Become a Woman \u003c\/i\u003efollows a complex relationship between mother and daughter as they grapple to come to terms with tremendous loss. This powerful debut by Aiwanose Odafen is a sensitive exploration of a woman’s struggle to meet societal and cultural expectations within the confines of a difficult marriage, a tribute to female friendship and a love story that spans two decades and continents against a backdrop of political turmoil and a fast-changing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39688655994963,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781398506114_c21e3fa1-9dd3-4ae0-9f47-003bf42285e6.jpg?v=1778644876","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tomorrow-i-become-a-woman","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}