The title is a name that foreign wives of wealthy Nigerian men have given themselves. The author herself has been part of the Nigerwife community.
Walters' inside point of view immerses the reader in terms of setting, mores, culture, community, everyday life and the upper echelon of Nigerian society.
Nicole Oruwari is one of those wives who seems to have it all....until she goes missing. With no answers and no one seemingly looking for Nicole, her auntie Claudia makes the trip from England to Lagos get answers. She is stonewalled at every turn.
The book is told in a then and now timeline, with Nicole's disappearance being ground zero. As readers we're privy to it all. We get to know Nicole in those before chapters. And I'm not quite sure how I feel about her. I questioned some of her thinking. I adored Claudio though. She often acts before she thinks, speaks her mind and is fiercely loyal to her family. But there are dark chapters to her life as well.
Did I see the who, why and what coming before the final pages? A wee bit, but I was surprised. And that last page? Perfect.
The Nigerwife was fresh, different and enjoyable. See for yourself - read an excerpt of The Nigerwife.
4 comments:
This is quite an interesting perspective to set a mystery in.
It is Ethan. I think the author's own experience made a big difference.
A new angle in lifestyles too.
Very much so Mystica!
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