Ifemelu (Ifem) is from Nigeria. She moves to the US, goes to school, gets a job, starts a
blog and then moves back to Nigeria.
Blaine is her last lover in the US and she breaks up with him just
before moving back.
Obinze is her first love (in Nigeria) and you would think
they would be together forever, but then she moves to America and she does not
return his calls, letter or messages.
They have their own experiences - Ifemelu in America where
she prospers and Obinze in London, where he does not. He ends up being deported back to Nigeria and
then becomes wealthy in Real Estate.
Ifem returns to Nigeria on her own free will. They both encounter racism in their
respective lives. While in America, Ifem starts a blog that addresses that
concern and its about the differences between Black Americans and Black non-Americans.
It is a big hit and she does manage to gain sponsors until she shuts the
blog down when she decides to return to Nigeria.
When Ifemu
returns to Lagos, she gets herself a job and establishes herself before
contacting Obinze. They have a love
affair. Things got messy as they usually
do when one of the two are married.
I thought
the authors’ writing was clear and concise.
She touched on points that affect people’s lives today and globally –
race and relationships.
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