{"product_id":"lakiriboto","title":"Lákíríboto","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductItem-details-excerpt\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1786854246530_120\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA twisty thriller about the fate of a sprawling family in Lagos, \u003cem\u003eLákíríboto\u003c\/em\u003e is a queer, feminist revenge thriller like no other, in which murder, betrayal, and witchcraft collide – with explosive results.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMe I be Rita, I’m unforgiving, vengeful, and as\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e petty \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eas fuck.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eWhen her grandmother dies in the night, Moremi’s fate falls to her uncle, the grasping family chief who sends her off to work as a housemaid in Lagos. On arriving there, Moremi finds that the big city is not all she thought it would be. But she’s not alone. After another family death, Kudirat, accused of bringing misfortune to her close family, has also been sent to live as a maid in the same house, scrubbing floors and folding laundry for long-suffering Tola, whose abusive doctor husband refuses to treat. Together, with the help of her queer aunt Morieba, the four women must wrestle back control of their lives as the patriarchal traditions that govern the family push back against their freedoms. When Tola’s condition worsens, someone new emerges, someone with revenge and redemption in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMixing family saga, mobster pulp, and queer coming-of age, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLákíríboto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a staggeringly original and surprising novel about Nigeria’s queer and feminist communities, the struggles they face, and the lengths they will go to to overcome them.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Olofintuade’s language is seductive… [They] tell [their] story\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewith vigour, with zeal and a presence of mind that leaves out no vital details.” \u003c\/strong\u003e– \u003cem\u003eThe Lagos Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An important book… brings Ibadan alive.” \u003c\/strong\u003e– The Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Lákíríboto\u003c\/em\u003e revels in mischief, delighting in queer philosophy… There is also love for Nigerian culture that makes \u003cem\u003eLákíríboto\u003c\/em\u003e sizzle with energy. I have never read a book so filled with death that brims with this much life.” \u003c\/strong\u003e– Billie Walker, Big Issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-quantity-input\" id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1786854246530_119\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ayodele Olofintuade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54715564228887,"sku":"9781739220709","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/files\/9781739220709.jpg?v=1786853444","url":"https:\/\/amplifybookstore.com\/products\/lakiriboto","provider":"Amplify Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}