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Blessings

A Novel

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Blessings

Auteur(s): Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Narrateur(s): Tariye Peterside, Fejiro Emasiobi
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 “Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful.”
—Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, author of Americanah

A powerful portrait of sexual awakening and self-acceptance set in a Nigeria on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships.

Uzoamaka’s miracle baby, Obiefuna, arrives after a series of miscarriages. As a young boy, he brings luck to his family and joy to those in his orbit, from the teachers at his school to the ladies getting their hair braided at Uzoamaka’s salon. But by adolescence, Obiefuna has grown unsure of himself. After his father brings home an apprentice from a nearby village, the lightness Obiefuna feels is quickly dashed when the two are caught sharing a moment of intimacy.

Without explanation, Obiefuna is sent off to Christian boarding school, where he must navigate strict codes, hierarchies, and alliances among his new classmates. There, he internalizes the lesson that he must hide his true self, pushing away those who may have otherwise brought him comfort. Back home, Uzoamaka must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband’s cryptic reasons for sending him away, and realizations that were within her all along.

Told from the alternating perspectives of Obiefuna and Uzoamaka, as they reach towards a future that will hold them both, Blessings is an elegant rendering of the compromises made in a country that forbids homosexuality and the love that can flourish in spite of them—among friends and partners, but also between a parent and child. Fiction de genre Littérature et fiction Récits initiatiques

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Named one of USA Today, Esquire, & Cosmopolitan's most anticipated books of 2024 • Shortlisted for the 2024 Wilbur Smith Prize

“Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful.”
—Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, author of Americanah and Purple Hibiscus

“A stunning and exceptionally moving story of love, shame, redemption and fierce familial bonds. I’m grateful that this beautiful book exists, and I will return to it again and again as if for the first time.”
—Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread

“Blessings pulled me into a world I’m extremely unfamiliar with, yet somehow made it comfortable, even resonant. Run, don’t walk, to get this book.”
—Danny Ramadan, author of The Foghorn Echoes

“Magnificent . . . Complex and generationally driven . . . Ibeh has the ability to ensure his political positions inform, rather than overwhelm, the intimate dramas at the heart of his fiction. He’s vocal about the writers he admires—among them, Buchi Emecheta, Jhumpa Lahiri, Zadie Smith, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—and clearly ambitious. With writing this good, it’s to be hoped he’ll soon find his name among their ranks.”
—The Telegraph

“A sublime coming-of-age tale . . . an extraordinarily composed and deeply felt debut.”
—The Guardian

“Stark yet tender, balancing passages of hope with episodes of gut-plummeting sadness, this is an accomplished novel, distinguished by sensitive prose and taut scene-making.”
—Daily Mail

“The best of 'Blessings' is made of sentences like these: revelatory yet unresolved, simple yet polyphonic, hopeful yet full of heartbreak.”
—The New York Times
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"it's one thing to love a child, but it's an entirely different thing for the same child to feel loved. A home is the last place a child should feel conditionally loved."

I had the pleasure of enjoying this story through the audiobook. In short, this was a poignant tale of prejudice, pain and discrimination, counter balanced by a mother's love, beautiful relationships and of course, blessings.

Wow!

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Pleased to see more queer African stories (good &bad) being told. I enjoyed the authors style of writing in the first half of the book where we could hear the story from the point of view of both mom and son. Well written, the characters experiences in the first half seemed so real. I felt transported to every scene described. However, the second half of the book seemed rushed. The author crammed a lot of things in and it was challenging to follow along and enjoy. All in all a good book. I loved hearing the Authentic African accent of the performers. This added an extra layer of authenticity to the book and the protagonists experience. Great job all in all!

Good read

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