On Ajayi Crowther Street
On Ajayi Crowther Street by Elnathan John is an illustrated edition published by Cassava Republic Press in 2019, featuring 223 pages in English. This narrative unfolds on a bustling street in Lagos, where neighbors engage in gossip and attend church, while a hidden world of love affairs, secrets, and hypocrisy simmers beneath the surface, threatening the fabric of the community.
Readers will find a complex exploration of family dynamics and societal expectations as the story delves into the lives of Reverend Akpoborie and his family. The struggles of his son, Godstime, to conceal his sexuality and his daughter Keturah’s efforts to hide her pregnancy from a pastor boyfriend highlight the tensions within their household. The narrative also reveals the Reverend’s own concealed truths, particularly his attraction to their young maid, Kyauta, adding layers to the themes of secrecy and societal pressure.
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On the noisy Ajayi Crowther Street in Lagos, neighbours gather to gossip, discuss noise complaints, and faithfully head to church each Sunday. But beneath the surface lies a hidden world of clandestine love affairs, hidden pregnancy, spiritual quackery and hypocrisy, that threatens to destroy the community from within. On Ajayi Crowther Street peels back the curtains on the lives of Reverend Akpoborie and his family, to reveal a tumultuous world full of secrets and lies. His only son, Godstime, is struggling to hide his sexuality from his parents whilst his daughter Keturah must hide the truth of her pregnancy by her pastor boyfriend to preserve her and her family’s image. But it is the Reverend himself who hides the darkest secret of them all, as his wondering eye lands on Kyauta, their young live-in maid.
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