Waiting -- Bar Beach snow -- Our first Americans -- Jimmy Carter's eyes -- A letter from home -- Janjaweed wife -- Going back west -- The men they married -- Nigerians in America -- I will lend you my wife -- Miracle baby -- Stars in my mother's eyes, stripes on my back -- A simple case -- Welcome to America -- Teeth -- An incident at Pat's bar -- Pilgrimage -- Voice of America.
Summary:
An acclaimed African writer offers a debut collection of stories set both in Nigeria and the United States, which moves from the fears and dreams of boys and girls in African villages and refugee camps, to the disillusionment and confusion of young married couples living in America.
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