Daughters Who Walk This Path (Paperback)

from nfmgirl2

This story follows the life of Morayo, a young girl growing up in the city of Ibadan. Her little sister Eniayo is albino, and she has to deal with a certain amount of ridicule and discrimination due to her condition, especially since it is believed that albino children bring bad luck, or are a sy...

from dallenbaugh

Kilanko's book gives the reader a glimpse into the modern Nigerian cultural landscape as seen through the eyes of some of its most vulnerable inhabitants, young girls. Morayo is violated by a cousin as a young girl and is burdened by shame in a society that thinks young women are somehow to blame...

from AmeKole

I enjoyed reading this story. Not knowing anything at all (forgive my cultural ignorance) about Nigerian culture I found those embedded facets of Nigerian customs and life kept me motivated throughout the book to continue. The descriptions of their political system and courting and wedding custom...

from bibliophileofalls

Daughters who Walk This Path was relatively simplistic in plot and story but did have some interesting characters. This book graphically illustrated that not all people living in Africa are living in poverty. The protagonist, Morayo, comes from a rather middle-class family and suffers a tragedy e...

from arlenadean

Title: Daughters Who Walk This Path Author: Yejide Kilanko Publisher: Penguin Canada Reviewed By: Arlena Dean Rating: 4.5 Review: "Daughters Who Walk This Path" by Yejide Kilanko..... "Spirited and intelligent, Morayo grows up surrounded by school friends and family in busy, modern-day Ibadan, Ni...