Deola Bello, a 39-year-old Nigerian expatriate in London, is dissatisfied with b
eing single and working overseas. Deola works as a financial reviewer for an int
ernational charity, and when her job takes her back to Nigeria in time for her f
ather's five-year memorial service, she finds herself turning her scrutiny inwar
d. In Nigeria, Deola encounters changes in her family and in the urban landscape
of her home, and new acquaintances who offer unexpected possibilities. While th
ere, she must navigate both the expectations of others, and the difference betwe
en foreign images of Africa and the realities of contemporary Nigerian life.
