First published in 2019 by Cassava Republic Press
Abuja – London
Copyright ©Jumoke Verissimo 2019
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transported in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher of this book.
The moral right of Jumoke Verissimo to be identified as the Author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
While some events in Nigeria have influenced this story, this story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Nigeria and British Library.
The poem ‘Not My Business’ has been reproduced with permission from the poet Niyi Osundare.
UK ISBN: 978–1–911115–79–3
Nigerian ISBN: 978–978–975–034–4
eISBN: 978–1–911115–80–9
Cover & Art Direction by Michael Salu
Book design by Tobi Ajiboye
Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd., Glasgow
Distributed in Nigeria by Yellow Danfo
Distributed in the UK by Central Books Ltd.
Distributed in the US by Consortium Books
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