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How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead?
This is the question which takes a mother on an unusual journey of self-discovery, both mental and sexual. When her daughter Yinka dies, Mojisola is finally forced to stop running away from the difficulties in their relationship, and also come to terms with Yinka the woman.
Mojisola’s grief leads her on a journey of self-discovery, as she moves into her daughter’s apartment and begins to unearth the life Yinka had built for herself there, away from her family. Through stepping into Yinka’s shoes, Mojisola comes to a better understanding not only of her estranged daughter, but also herself, as she learns to carve a place for herself in the world beyond the labels of wife and mother.
A bold and unflinching tale of one women’s unconventional approach to life and loss.
My Thoughts
This book explained the many layers to grief. Mojisola was a mother on a mission. The mission was to figure out why her daughter Yinka committed suicide. The relationship between mother and daughter was strained so it came as a shock to Mojisola why her daughter would kill herself.
In trying to piece together this loss Moji learned a lot about not only her daughter's life but herself as she immersed herself into Yinka's world.
This book was an interesting take on relationships and depression. The title was very suitable I think because Moji's way of dealing with grief was so unusual you definitely have to read the book to understand.
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