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Dreams meet scams: can family ties trump ambition’s price?

I Do Not Come to You by Chance

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    368 pages

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    1 May 2010

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Summary

Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges - a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by.

In desperation he turns to his uncle Boniface - aka Cash Daddy - an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket. He is also rumou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780753826973
ISBN-10:0753826976
Author:Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:1 May 2010
Weight:315g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 32mm
Series:Phoenix
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Critics Review

‘This is a fast, fresh, often hilarious first novel, by one of the remarkably talented young African writers who are rapidly making everyone else look stale.’

[Nwaubani] not merely explores a side of modern existence that touches millions every day, but does so with wit, warmth and insight.’ - Independent.

[Nwaubani’s] pointed and poignant first novel is a lively, good-humored and provocative examination of the truth behind a global inbox of deceit. - Washington Post.

This is a fast, fresh, often hilarious first novel, by one of the remarkably talented young African writers who are rapidly making everyone else look stale. - The Times.

Nwaubani does a great job of detailing the frantic pulse of urban Nigeria. - Time Out.

About The Author

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani grew up in the eastern part of Nigeria, among the Igbo speaking people. She now lives in Abuja, Nigeria. I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE is her first novel.

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