![]() And in “Tumours and Butterflies,” a high school teacher is sucked back into her abusive father’s orbit after he’s diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In “Designs,” a Nigerian student is torn between his childhood sweetheart and his American girlfriend. ![]() ![]() The later stories relocate to America, mainly Boston, where, in “Shelter,” a Nigerian woman trying to free herself and her daughter from the woman’s abusive husband runs into the indifference of local social workers. In “America,” a female science teacher has an affair with another woman and faces a choice between two different ways of life. “Story, Story!” features a childless teacher who slowly-and chillingly-reveals her real interest in the pregnant woman she befriends. Her characters mostly hail from Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, where, in “On Ohaeto Street,” a woman revises her image of her wealthy husband after a violent burglary. In this collection of 10 empathetic short stories, Okparanta chronicles life in her native Nigeria and the immigrant experience in America. ![]()
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