The Son of the House

A compelling drama full of twists and turns that captivates and moves from the first page Deeply rooted in contemporary Nigerian reality, the novel tackles prevalent issues of social inequality and sexism head on, as well as the clash between the old world and new society Nigerian language is seamless and authentic to the storytelling "Onyemelukwe-Onuobia has no apologies for the way she tells this story; she rarely explains the Nigerian terms in her book...when she does, it is transparent to the reader who is blissfully unaware that he just learned a new term."—Brittle Paper The Son of the House won the Best International Fiction Book Award at the 2019 Sharjah International Book Fair Author is a human rights lawyer who divides her time between Lagos, Nigeria, and Halifax, Canada