Patience is a subtle thief : a novel
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Author
Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780063116917 (HRD), 006311691X (HRD)
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780063116917 (HRD), 006311691X (HRD)
Notes
Description
"For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale has been waiting for confirmation that she is loved, that there is a place where she truly belongs. The eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, Patience lives a sheltered life in Ibadan, but within the walls of their mansion, her distant father and stepmother Modupe offer no comfort. Her only ally in the house is her younger sister, Margaret, but Margaret can only do so much. More than anything, Patience wants to know why her father and uncle kicked hermother out of their compound so many years ago--and whether her mother is even alive. Answers begin to trickle in when she moves to Lagos for university, where, during her desperate search for her mother, she reconnects with her cousin Kash. Kash and hisfriend Emeka are petty thieves faced with the opportunity to make some real money. However, they need help. Kash and Emeka determine that Patience and Emeka's straight- arrow brother, Chike, would be the perfect partners in their scheme... The plan is toquit after one last job, but will everything go vawry? Patience won't have to wait any longer, but she must pay a price that may be too steep even for her. Suspenseful and evoking the subtleties of Nigerian life in a new way, Patience Is a Subtle Thief isan immersive debut from a fresh new voice in fiction"--,Provided by publisher.
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Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction | FIC ISHOLA-AYODEJI | Available |
Chester Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION ISHOLA-AYODEJI | Available |
Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Adult Fiction | FICTION ISHOLA | Available |
Roxbury Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION ISHOLA-AYODEJI | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ishola-Ayodeji, A. (2022). Patience is a subtle thief: a novel (First edition.). HarperVia.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ishola-Ayodeji, Abi. 2022. Patience Is a Subtle Thief: A Novel. HarperVia.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ishola-Ayodeji, Abi. Patience Is a Subtle Thief: A Novel HarperVia, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ishola-Ayodeji, Abi. Patience Is a Subtle Thief: A Novel First edition., HarperVia, 2022.
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