Daughters Who Walk This Path

SPIRITED AND INTELLIGENT, MORAYO grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan. An adoring little sister, their traditional parents, and a host of aunties and cousins make Morayo s home their own. So there s nothing unusual about her charming but troubled cousin Bros T moving in with the family. At first Morayo and her sister are delighted, but in her innocence, nothing prepares Morayo for the shameful secret Bros T forces upon her. Thrust into a web of oppressive silence woven by the adults around her, Morayo must learn to protect herself and her sister from a legacy of silence shared by the women in her family. Only her Aunt Morenike provides Morayo with a safe home and a sense of female community that sustains her as she develops into a young woman in bustling, politically charged, often violent Nigeria."

About the Author :
Yejide Kilanko was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, the daughter of a university professor and his wife. She married an American computer programmer, and immigrated to Laurel, Maryland. Kilanko is now a social worker in children s mental health and lives in Canada. "Daughters Who Walk This Path" is her first novel."

Review :
Yejide Kilanko s courageous characters reveal how young women bear their coming-of-age, and then they learn to tell. Kim Echlin, author of Giller Prize-nominated "The Disappeared" "Daughters Who Walk This Path" is a subtle yet complex exploration of what it means to be a young woman growing up in contemporary Nigeria. Kilanko does not shy away from tough subjects. Just as important, she does not sensationalize them. This is a delightful, haunting book from a very talented writer. Chika Unigwe, author of "On Black Sisters Street" " "A welcome and much needed chronicle of family politics in contemporary Nigeria. Sefi Atta, awarding-winning author of "Everything Good Will Come" Uplifting graceful and unmistakably authentic Quill & Quire Though the subject of her novel is one that ll typically make us avert our eyes, Yejide Kilanko combines an unflinching gaze, a tender heart and a gift for lyrical storytelling. Daughters Who Walk This Path is a necessary book. E.C.Osondu Winner of the Caine Prize and author "Voice of America ""[Kilanko] tells us stories about Nigerian women s emotional strength, their remarkable network of support and the travails that afflict many of them in a country where women still provide the domestic backbone. It is a book that can make you laugh and cry and if you aren t a feminist, Kilanko s book will turn you into one whether you re male or female Kilanko s characters are affecting and admirable; her storytelling agile and persuasive; her dialogue convincing and funny. Kilanko s primary job in social work and child protection allows her a deep understanding of victimization. She leaves us with a sense of a Nigerian woman s heroism in the face of social prejudice. Morayo and her aunt Morenike walked us down a path we hope we will be able to meet them on again." "Toronto Star" " "Yejide Kilanko's courageous characters reveal how young women bear their coming-of-age, and then they learn to tell."- Kim Echlin, author of Giller Prize-nominated "The Disappeared" ""Daughters Who Walk This Path" is a subtle yet complex exploration of what it means to be a young woman growing up in contemporary Nigeria. Kilanko does not shy away from tough subjects. Just as important, she does not sensationalize them. This is a delightful, haunting book from a very talented writer." - Chika Unigwe, author of "On Black Sisters Street" """A welcome and much needed chronicle of family politics in contemporary Nigeria."- Sefi Atta, awarding-winning author of "Everything Good Will Come" "Uplifting...graceful and unmistakably authentic"- Quill & Quire "Though the subject of her novel is one that'll typically make us avert our eyes, Yejide Kilanko combines an unflinching gaze, a tender heart and a gift for lyrical storytelling. Daughters Who Walk This Path is a necessary book." - E.C.Osondu - Winner of the Caine Prize and author "Voice of America ""[Kilanko] tells us stories about Nigerian women's emotional strength, their remarkable network of support and the travails that afflict many of them in a country where women still provide the domestic backbone. It is a book that can make you laugh and cry and if you aren't a feminist, Kilanko's book will turn you into one -- whether you're male or female... Kilanko's characters are affecting and admirable; her storytelling agile and persuasive; her dialogue convincing and funny. Kilanko's primary job in social work and child protection allows her a deep understanding of victimization. She leaves us with a sense of a Nigerian woman's heroism in the face of social prejudice. Morayo and her aunt Morenike walked us down a path we hope we will be able to meet them on again."-"Toronto Star "