Resemblance
Bose, a Nigerian immigrant living in Toronto, makes the daunting choice of re-uniting with her estranged father. But when she does, she discovers that he sufffers from a form of dementia that has erased his past memories. "Resemblance" follows Bose as she attempts to understand and find a solution to her father's condition, as well as her attempts at reconnecting with him and the rest of her splintered family. The relationship between memory and identity, loss, migration and generational clashes are some of the themes explored in this debut novel.
Bose, a Nigerian immigrant living in Toronto, makes the daunting choice of re-uniting with her estranged father. But when she does, she discovers that he sufffers from a form of dementia that has erased his past memories. "Resemblance" follows Bose as she attempts to understand and find a solution to her father's condition, as well as her attempts at reconnecting with him and the rest of her splintered family. The relationship between memory and identity, loss, migration and generational clashes are some of the themes explored in this debut novel.