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Freshwater

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Freshwater

By Akwaeke Emezi

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Ada was born with one foot on the other side. Having prayed her into existence, her parents Saul and Saachi struggle to deal with the volatile and contradictory spirits peopling their troubled girl.When Ada comes of age and heads to college, the entities within her grow in power and agency. An assault leads to a crystallization of her selves: As?ghara and Saint Vincent. As Ada fades into the background of her own mind and these selves - now protective, now hedonistic - seize control of Ada, her ...Show more

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ISBN

9780571345403

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

2019

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1

Original title

Freshwater

Format

Paperback

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