Daughters of the Long Harvest
Adaeze Okonkwo
Historical Fiction
Across four decades and two continents, the women of a farming family carry a land dispute, a marriage of convenience, and a secret ledger of everything they were owed.
Memoir
What the River Kept
Adaeze Okonkwo
A teacher returns to the river of her childhood to reconstruct, from letters and interviews, the year her family left and the version of the story they agreed to tell.
- Publisher
- Hollis & Crane
- Publication Date
- April 2025
- ISBN
- 978-1-9384-2558-2
Awards & Reviews
- "A masterclass in restraint." — Life Writing Today
- Winner of the Meridian Prize for Life Writing
About the Author
Adaeze Okonkwo
Adaeze Okonkwo spent thirty years teaching before publishing her first book at sixty-one. She writes across historical fiction and memoir, drawing on oral history collected over decades in her own family and community.
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