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To be child of God is the greatest happiness of all,’ she say in a voice that resembles the voice of Pastor Justice well-well.

— Efua Traoré

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Papa suddenly appears inside the door and sits down after three months of no-show-face and my happiness just vamoose.

My writing is inspired by a sometimes overpowering sense of adventure, my fascination with myths, legends and superstitions and bouts of sudden nostalgia for the far-away place I grew up.

As a kid I missed seeing our Nigerian stories in books. 20 years later, when I was looking for books for my kids, I was shocked that the situation had hardly changed.

I have found out that my concerns and fears are often in some way related to self-doubt, so I constantly try to work on myself and believing in my work. The concerns have become less in the process.

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