Excellent read from a great author.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I couldn't get into this book; unfortunately. I was quite confused by the writing and the switches between the timelines. I enjoyed the Nigerian POV better, but I still couldn't finish reading.

I really enjoyed this novel, a family saga set mostly in contemporary London with sections in 19th century Benin(this is the old kingdom of Benin which is now located within Nigeria not the modern country of Benin), and 1970s and 80s London. The main character is Joy, a young woman whose mother has just died, and she’s never known her father. It’s full of vivid imagery, a magical realist ride through dreams and nightmares, very surreal. This doesn’t always work for me, but it did here. I was just pulled through the story, let the imagery wash over me so much so that the revelation of who Joy’s father is near the end, came as quite a shock.