The Lagos Wife Binding:Paperback in Bethune's shadow: her grandmother

in Bethune's shadow: her grandmother trained to be a teacher at Bethune-Cookman University

Felix also secretly fears that he's one marginalization too many--Black

Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist

But she'll have to contend with Iravan Khotar

and neighbors who won small victories in a world built to swallow Black lives

The Lagos Wife Binding:Paperback in Bethune's shadow: her grandmotherThis lush and suspenseful Good Morning America Book Club pick "will have you glued to every page" (HuffPost) as it follows a woman to Nigeria to uncover what happened to her missing estranged niece no matter the cost. Previously published as The Nigerwife. Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of Lagos, and a glamorous group of friends. She left gloomy London and a troubled family past behind for sunny