House Woman

Magnificently horrifying Daily Mail Gripping Glamour Impressive and moving Irish Times My name is Ikemefuna Nwosu, and I am your wife. My name is Ikemefuna Nwosu, and I am your wife. Young dancer Ikemefuna is put on a plane from Lagos to Houston to meet her new husband, Nna. Promises are made to her about her education, her freedom, and the man she will marry. None of them are kept. Self-professed feminist Nna finds a beautiful woman cooking in his parents kitchen. They tell him Ikemefuna is there to give them the grandson theyve been waiting for. She appears obedient, malleable. But she is no ordinary wife. Under the increasingly strained pressure of the Texas heat, desperation makes people do strange and violent things Unique, bold and unsettling Aiwanose Odafen Claustrophobic and very disturbing Guardian Unflinching, unforgettable Layne Fargo