Freshwater big plots they often aren't just talking

they often aren't just talking about food but usually about something else

but places that evoke a sense of being and becoming

A lonely book makes a deal with its reader: "You keep turning my pages

during school hours

Freshwater big plots they often aren't just talkingWritten by Akwaeke Emezi paperback An extraordinary debut novel, Freshwater explores the surreal experience of having a fractured self. It centers around a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who develops separate selves within her as a result of being born "with one foot on the other side." Unsettling, heart wrenching, dark, and powerful, Freshwater is a sharp evocation of a rare way of experiencing the world, one that illuminates how we all construct our