A Good Name

Name: A Good Name
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Yejide Kilanko
ISBN: 9781666165524

Author: Yejide Kilanko

Narrator: Délé Ogundiran

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/18/2022

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, African American & Black Fiction, Women, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Twelve years in America and Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. Desperate to rewrite his story, Eziafa returns to Nigeria to find a woman he can mold to his taste. Eighteen-year-old Zina has big dreams. An arranged marriage to a much older man isn't one of them. Trapped by family expectations, Zina marries Eziafa, moves to Houston, and trains as a nurse. Buffeted by a series of disillusions, the couple stagger through a turbulent marriage until Zina decides to change the rules of engagement.

Contains mature themes.

About Yejide Kilanko

Yejide Kilanko was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, the daughter of a university professor and his wife. She married an American computer programmer and immigrated to Laurel, Maryland. Kilanko is now a social worker in childrenâ€™s mental health and lives in Canada.Â Daughters Who Walk This PathÂ is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ramona

A Good Name is a harrowing work highlighting the burden of cultural expectations, how these expectations shape the lived experiences and the relationships of immigrants. After migrating to America, twelve years later Eziafa Okereke has nothing to show for it. With mounting pressure from his family,......more

Goodreads review by Rick

A good name is a devastating fictional novel about the difficulties of immigrants coming in to the America and adjusting to the cultural changes that overtake them. Eziafaka and Zena are a couple through and arranged marriage who come from Nigeria and move into Houston Texas and have great difficult......more

Goodreads review by Dakid

A very captivating read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I maintain my stance that Nigerian authors need to write happy books. The tragic ending was unnecessary.......more