Daughter in Exile
A Novel
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprit of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 395 pages ; 24 cm
"At twenty-one, life in Senegal couldn't be better for Lola. An aspiring writer and university graduate, she has a great job, a vibrant social life, and a future filled with possibility. But fate disrupts her world when she falls for Armand, an American Marine stationed at the U.S. Embassy. Her mother, a high court judge in Ghana who endeavors to keep her anchored to home, disapproves of her choice. Against her mother's wishes, Lola plans a future with Armand in America. But nothing is as simple as it seems. In fact, the young African graduate has no idea that her real journey is just beginning: she has traded her care-free life in Senegal for the perilous existence of an undocumented immigrant in America, a life featuring a darkly comic catalog of Dickensian characters, not to mention a fundamentalist church. Harrowing, eye-opening, and utterly unforgettable, Daughter in Exile is a story about motherhood, love and what defines us all"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Ghanaians -- United States -- Fiction.
Authors, Ghanaian -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Fiction.
Illegal immigration -- United States -- Fiction.
Ghanaians -- United States -- Fiction.
Authors, Ghanaian -- Fiction.
Young women -- Fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction.
Noncitizens -- United States -- Fiction.
Illegal immigration -- United States -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780063089020
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Adjapon | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | Out (Due: 5/18/2024) |