Eyo - by Abidemi Sanusi (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Eyo, 10-year-old girl, is taken from Nigeria to the UK for a better life. The novel follows her five year journey as she's passed from one 'guardian' to another, and her attempts to escape. Eventually, she is rescued, only to realise that in even in freedom, society demands an exacting price from those it should protect.

Eyo was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

REVIEWS

'...outstanding...' - Judging panel, Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Review Quotes

...outstanding..' - Judging panel, Commonwealth Writers' Prize

... up there among the continent's finest works of realistic fiction - Daily Monitor

This is an attitude changing novel - New Vision

Ms Sanusi is one of a new crop of Nigerian writers...[making] a mark in the literature world - Business Daily

What this literature most highlights is the fragility of life ... - Africareview.com