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02030aam a2200277 i 4500 001 A1FE3A5CF31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240405010125 008 230728s2023 NY e 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1668019221 020 $a 9781668019221 040 $a TLC $e rda $d SILO 100 $a Walters, Vanessa, $e author. $0 (DLC)no2008102651 245 14 $a The Nigerwife / $c Vanessa Walters. 250 $a Advanced Reader's. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Atria Books, $c 2023. 300 $a 309 p : $b Paperback ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life: a handÂsome husband, a palatial house in the heart of glittering Lagos, and a glamorous group of friends. She left gloomy London and a troubled family past behind for sunny, moneyed Lagos, becoming part of the Nigerwivesâa comÂmunity of foreign women married to Nigerian men.But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her so-called perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her auntie Claudine decides to take matters into her own hands. Armed with only a cell phone and a plane ticket to Nigeria, she digs into her nieceâs life and uncovÂers a hidden side filled with dark secrets, isolation, and even violence. But the more she discovers about Nicole, the more Claudineâs own buried history threatens to come to light.An inventively told and keenly observant debut novel, The Nigerwife offers a razor-sharp look at the bonds of family, the echoing consequences of secrets, and whether we can ever truly outrun our past. 521 2 $a Adult. 650 7 $a Secrets. $2 sears $0 (local)tlcaut1668615729462 650 7 $a Family Bond. $2 sears $0 (local)tlcaut1707171593900413009 650 7 $a Suspense Thriller. $2 sears $0 (local)tlcaut1707169688206515808 651 7 $a Nigeria -- Fiction. $2 sears $0 (local)tlcaut1707171593900025329 941 $a 1 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430022155.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A1FE3A5CF31211EEA2A0228A4CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search