Narrative Landscape Press Reveals Covers for Three Books
Narrative Landscape Press is a Lagos-based Independent Publishing company founded by Anwuli Ojogwu and Dr Eghosa Imasuen in 2016.
Narrative Landscape Press (NLP) has consistently played a vital role in promoting diverse African voices and storytelling. Since its inception, the press has gained recognition for publishing thought-provoking and culturally resonant works that capture the complexity and richness of African experiences. By working with both emerging and established authors, Narrative Landscape Press aims to reflect the diversity of African literature and broaden its accessibility both locally and internationally. Some of the authors of Narrative Landscape Press Books include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Nikki May, Yejide Kilanko, and Caleb Azumah Nelson.
Narrative Landscape Press Books to be Released
Nigerian Edition for House Woman by Adorah Nworah
About the book:
When Ikemefuna is put on a plane from Lagos to Texas, she anticipates her newly arranged All-American life: a handsome husband, a beautiful red-brick mansion in Sugar Land, pizza parlors and dance classes.
Desperate to please, she’ll happily cater to her family’s needs. But Ikemefuna soon discovers what it actually means to live with her in-laws. Demands for grandson grow urgent as her every move comes under scrutiny. As Ikemefuna finds there’s no way out, her new husband grapples with the influence of his parents against his own increasing affection for her.
As family secrets boil to the surface, Ikemefuna must decide how to scrape herself out of an impossibly sticky situation: a marriage succumbing to generational cycles of pain and silence. In the end, she may be carrying the greatest secret of all.
An unforgettably delicious thriller, House Woman is about a woman trapped in a dangerous web of conflicting desires, melting in the Texas heat.
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Nigerian edition of The Smoke That Thunders by Erhu Kome
About the book:
In this mesmerizing fantasy rooted in Urhobo and West African folklore, sixteen year old Naborhi longs for a life away from her small, traditional clan in Kokori. But as her rite of passage approaches and she is betrothed to an arrogant young man, Naborhi feels her dreams slipping away from her.
Then Naborhi becomes bonded to a mysterious animal and begins having harrowing visions of a kidnapped boy. She soon meets Atai, the son of an Oracle from a rival queendom and learns that she is being guided by the gods. She and Atai, along with Naborhi’s eager for adventure cousin, Tamunor, sets off across the continent resuce the mysterious boy. But when they find him – and find out his true identity – Naborhi realised there is more than just her freedom at stake: she must stop a war that has already been set in motion.
With lush,unique world building and a dynamic cast of characters, The Smoke That Thunders is a gripping story of political intrigue, fierce love and what it means to be free.
Cover Reveal of The Other Side of Small by Yejide Kilanko
About the book:
The two things Bintin wants most in the world are to play on a football team and to be adopted by a loving family. But everywhere Bintin goes, people stare and point at her because she looks different. Bintin was born with dwarfism and some people are unkind to differences.
Encouraged by her foster mother, Bintin longs for a forever home while practising her football shots. Is she too small to dream big?
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