'Simultaneously unique and universal . . . Black Sunday is a literary wound that bleeds pain for a while, but you should stay the course, because that's followed by lots of love, beauty and hope'
NPR

'Tola Rotimi Abraham’s sharp, captivating debut thrums with the energy of life itself. The story of a family and a city reeling from wounds both private and political, Black Sunday delivers unforgettable characters as they adapt to often cruel circumstances and fight to author their own futures. Abraham writes with such irresistible confidence and startling precision, I can’t wait to see what she does next'
MIA ALVAR, author of In the Country

'With stunning beauty and painful wisdom, Tola Rotimi Abraham’s Black Sunday lays bare her characters’ deepest aches and desires in a voice that is as haunting as it is addictive'
MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON, author of The Revisioners

'An assured and worthy debut, Black Sunday finds lyricism in the swell of everyday betrayal. In Abraham's hands, the coming-of-age novel mourns the easy perversion of sex, love, ambition, and faith, glimpsing, nevertheless, twin moments of grace and intimacy, daring and strength'
TRACY O'NEILL, author of The Hopeful

'In a fresh and fierce debut, Tola Rotimi Abraham proves that it's an act of indelible resistance every time a young woman tells her story. Through the eyes of a family at its brink, Abraham reveals the truth about violence, tenderness and the disquiet in between. Black Sunday is a surprising switchblade of a novel'
AMY JO BURNS, author of Cinderland

'The novel’s strength lies in its lush, unflinching scenes . . . Abraham mightily captures a sense of the stresses of daily life in a family, city and culture that always seems on the edge of self-destruction'
Publishers Weekly

'Abraham stuffs her novel past brimming, but its sophisticated structure and propulsive narration allow her to tuck in a biting critique of corrupt colonial religion and universally exploitative men . . . A formidable debut'
Kirkus (starred review)

'Abraham's debut novel tackles weighty topics . . . with a refreshing elegance . . . Abraham gently ushers readers into both sisters' perspectives, inviting us into their journey to autonomous peace'
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