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The Spider King´s Daughter
Chibundu Onuzo
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Description for The Spider King´s Daughter
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. A world away from Abike's mansion, in the city's slums, lives a seventeen-year-old hawker struggling to make sense of the world. When Abike buys ice cream from him one day, they strike up an unlikely and tentative romance, defying the prejudices of Nigerian society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Winner of a Betty Trask Award
Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize
Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize
Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a sprawling mansion in Lagos, protected by armed guards and ferried everywhere in a huge black jeep. But being her father's favourite comes with uncomfortable duties, and she is often lonely behind the high walls of her house.
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Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571268917
SKU
V9780571268917
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo was born in Nigeria in 1991 and is the youngest of four children. She is currently studying History at Kings College, London. When not writing, Chibundu can be found playing the piano or singing.
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