THE PRIVATE JOYS OF NNENNA MALONEY

Okechukwu Nzelu/ Dialogue Books As Nnenna Maloney approaches womanhood, she longs to connect with her Igbo- Nigerian culture. Her once- close and tender relationship with her mother, Joanie, becomes strained as Nnenna begins to ask probing questions about her father, whom the older woman refuses to discuss. As her daughter presses for answers, Joanie wonders how to love when she has never truly been loved. Their lives are filled with a cast of characters asking similar questions about identity and belonging while grappling with the often- amusing encounters of every- day Manchester. A promising debut novel about race, class, family, belief and sexuality. Out now