FAITH

Faith is a coming-of-age tale about Arit Essien, a first-generation Nigerian-American woman born and raised in the U.S. who resettles in Nigeria. The novel is a meditation where four generations of women riff off ideas of faith, expectation, identity, and independence. It's a poignant conversation between the dead and the living, the past and the present, and a young woman grappling to find her place in it all.

By Itoro Bassey

Reviews for Faith

“Faith is a captivating narrative. You will encounter the stories of resilient women, especially the story of Ekpewan – particularly haunting, heart-wrenching, and beautifully rendered at the same time. When I read the chapter titled "The Girl," where Bassey first gives us the story of Ekpewan, I had to drop the book and take a long walk. Just to process what I'd just read. I can't remember the last time a book had such an effect on me.”

“Bassey’s writing is poetic and powerful; it is magical and musical; it is measured and mellifluous. You will be absolutely absorbed in the enchanting power of her use of language.”

“I enjoyed how the chapters could be taken individually; how contained within the universe of time were formed narrative arcs of individual instances. Visit From the Goon Squad came to mind. Also enjoyed the pinch of magical realism and each chapter’s hint of God and the mystical in an overall narrative so grounded in the characters’ realities.”

“This book is phenomenal! It was so good...I'm usually a slow reader but I finished it in a week. It talks about an ancestor basically calling her daughter back home and TRUST ME anyone who lives in a post colonial society will just get it. And its such an easy read, no fancy smancy words, it just flowed. I'm really happy with it, hopefully more people get to read it cos it is sooooooo good.”