Indigene - Sefi Atta

Perceptive And Satirical, Indigene Highlights Revealing Moments In The Everyday Lives Of Four Introspective Professional Nigerian Women Who Grapple With Circumstances Out Of Their Control. In The Novella, Indigene, A Sequel To Attas Debut Novel, Everything Good Will Come, Enitan, A Law Partner In Lagos, Takes Stock Of Herself After She Turns Sixty. In The Short Stories That Follow, 'unsuitable Ties,' 'debt,' And 'housekeeping,' Yemisi, A Caterer Attending A London Dinner Party As A Guest, Assesses The Company She Keeps; Grace, A Consultant For A Big Four Accounting Firm, Confronts Her Shopping Habit In A Jersey Mall; And Abi, An Er Physician Staying In An Atlanta Hotel, Reflects On The Peculiarities Of Working In The American South.