A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s A Spell of Good Things is a sweeping and devastating examination of the widening chasm between the wealthy and the impoverished in modern Nigeria. The novel centers on two protagonists whose lives are shaped by the precarious nature of stability and the ruthless machinations of political power: Ẹniọlá, a sixteen-year-old boy whose family …