Under the Udala trees

About this book

Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl displaced during their civil war, begins a powerful love affair with another refugee girl from a different ethnic community. When the pair are discovered, they must learn the cost of living a lie amidst taboos and prejudices. Even as her nation contends with and recovers from the effects of war and division, Ijeoma seeks a glimmer of hope for a future where a woman might just be able to shape her life around truth and love.

Subjects

Young womenLesbian teenagersRefugeesNigeriansFictionGirlsLesbiansHistoryLGBTQ novelsLambda Literary AwardsLambda Literary Award WinnerNew York Times reviewedNigeria, fictionFiction, coming of ageFiction, lesbianLesbians, fictionFiction, generalFiction, lgbtq+, lesbianFerro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction FinalistWomen refugeesCivil war