Mr. and Mrs. Doctor .Ifi and Job, a Nigerian couple in an arranged marriage, begin their lives together in Nebraska with a single, outrageous lie: that Job is a doctor, not a college dropout. Bingham Prize for Debut Fict
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| Title | : | Mr. and Mrs. Doctor |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566893976 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
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Ifi and Job, a Nigerian couple in an arranged marriage, begin their lives together in Nebraska with a single, outrageous lie: that Job is a doctor, not a college dropout. Unwittingly, Ifi becomes his co-conspirator—that is until his first wife, Cheryl, whom he married for a green card years ago, reenters the picture and upsets Job's tenuous balancing act.Julie Iromuanya has short stories and novel excerpts appearing or forthcoming in the Kenyon Review, Passages North, the Cream City Review, and the Tampa Review, among other journals. She is a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. Mr. and Mrs. Doctor is her first novel.
Editorial : This refreshingly well-drawn debut novel is peopled with lively, engrossing characters who reflect a sophisticated understanding of human nature and relationships. Against a backdrop of the micro- and macroaggressions African expats endure in the West, Iromuanya presents a fascinating and often hilarious drama of marriage, highlighting the discrepancies between who we say we are and who we really are.”KirkusIn agile prose, Iromuanya creates an intricate and fresh portrait of the perennial immigrant’s tale.”San Francisco ChronicleJulie Iromuanya’s debut novel is both keenly observational and intensely introspective. She’s one to look out for.”Bustle
By the way this book goes all the way up to dolls house size modelling which seems to be where the author's true passion lies.
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