Happiness, Like Water (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780544003453)

A triumphant collection of stories centered on Nigerian women as they build lives out of love and longing, the struggle to stay and the mandate to leave, by an award-winning writer who “is a certainly a voice to watch, and clearly deserves a place on any bookshelf beside fellow Nigerian authors Achebe and Adichie" (Bustle). What does happiness look like for the women in this acclaimed debut collection? Here is a cast of characters, in their Nigerian homeland and abroad, who whose world is marked by lush landscapes, historical legend and lively folktales, and the search for identity at all costs. You'll meet mothers who will go to the ends of the earth for their children and daughters who will love whomever they want--even if that means risking everything, even their own lives. Spanning generations, transcending social strata, and crossing the boundaries between duty and desire, the stories in this collection are rendered with “such strength and intimacy, such lucidity and composure, that in each and every case the truths of their lives detonate deep inside the reader's heart, with the power and force of revelation" (Paul Harding). “The work of a sure and gifted new writer."--Julie Otsuka

Author: Chinelo Okparanta
ISBN-10: 0544003454
ISBN-13: 9780544003453
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2013
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner
Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2013
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 30
Shelf Awareness 08/23/2013
New York Times Book Review 09/15/2013 pg. 25
New York Times Book Review 09/22/3013 pg. 30