I did not expect this book to affect me the way it did. I went in expecting the story to follow our MC going through the regular trials of a young woman in Nigeria, but got so much more. I love novels that use the epistolary style as it shows the vulnerabilities of our characters easier than regular exposition prose. It is through these letters we learn of Amina's mother's own experiences where a man will never be held accountable for his actions; neither culturally nor his family.

Amina is restless, carrying an indefinable feeling that makes her feel unmoored and not belonging in her homeland. So she migrates, hoping for better and being able to do more across the ocean. What she finds is not the America that is sold and she begins to wonder if she will ever be able to discover herself and what is meant for her.

If you want to read a book that is going to take you to an ending that will sadden you as well as offer healing, then read this one.