Description
Sent from Lagos to London by a father who believes education will save her, fourteen-year-old Abigail is thrust into a world of displacement, expectation, and fragile hope. As she navigates the distance between who she is and who others insist she must become, her story unfolds alongside the echoes of her origins—shaped by family loss, inheritance, and the long shadow of a mother’s death. With lyrical intensity and a keen eye for the human cost of migration, the novel explores identity, belonging, and the ways love can both protect and endanger. Chris Abani’s distinctive, emotionally charged storytelling turns Abigail’s journey into a meditation on resilience and the search for self in the face of upheaval.
Available Editions
paperback
Akashic Books
Published Jan 1, 2006
132 pages
ISBN: 9780739474112
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Becoming Abigail by Chris Abani.