On Close Examination
Chinyere's life unfolds in the shadow of inflexible traditional expectations. From her childhood in Jos and Ukpor, she learns what Igbo culture demands of a good daughter, and how the cost of departing from cultural norms can shape a woman's destiny.
Growing up with a domineering father and a passive mother prompts her to get married and escape their clutches. Tragically, her controlling and abusive husband, is determined to extinguish her self-worth.
Refusing to surrender, Chinyere escapes again and rebuilds her life as a single mother of three. She fights her way through university and finally sees a clear path to financial freedom and independence. But just as her prospects improve, a devastating breast cancer diagnosis unravels all she has accomplished.
Raw, unflinching, and deeply human, this memoir illuminates a Nigerian woman's resilience, and her determination to reclaim her life from every force that has tried to silence it.
Chinyere's life unfolds in the shadow of inflexible traditional expectations. From her childhood in Jos and Ukpor, she learns what Igbo culture demands of a good daughter, and how the cost of departing from cultural norms can shape a woman's destiny.
Growing up with a domineering father and a passive mother prompts her to get married and escape their clutches. Tragically, her controlling and abusive husband, is determined to extinguish her self-worth.
Refusing to surrender, Chinyere escapes again and rebuilds her life as a single mother of three. She fights her way through university and finally sees a clear path to financial freedom and independence. But just as her prospects improve, a devastating breast cancer diagnosis unravels all she has accomplished.
Raw, unflinching, and deeply human, this memoir illuminates a Nigerian woman's resilience, and her determination to reclaim her life from every force that has tried to silence it.
