An Ordinary Wonder
by Buki Papillon
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh
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Pub Date Sep 07 2021 | Archive Date Oct 25 2021
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Description
An extraordinary literary debut about a Nigerian boy's secret intersex identity and his desire to live as a girl. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh of Netflix's Bridgerton!
Oto leaves for boarding school with one plan: excel and escape his cruel home. Falling in love with his roommate was certainly not on the agenda, but fear and shame force him to hide his love and true self.
Back home, weighed down by the expectations of their wealthy and powerful family, the love of Oto's twin sister wavers and, as their world begins to crumble around them, Oto must make drastic choices that will alter the family's lives for ever.
Richly imagined with art, proverbs and folk tales, this moving and modern novel follows Oto through life at home and at boarding school in Nigeria, through the heartbreak of living as a boy despite their profound belief they are a girl, and through a hunger for freedom that only a new life in the United States can offer.
An Ordinary Wonder is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores complex desires as well as challenges of family, identity, gender, and culture, and what it means to feel whole.
Advance Praise
"An Ordinary Wonder is a spellbinding tale that prompts deep reflection around concepts of gender and identity. Buki Papillion's writing has a vivid beauty that kept me enthralled throughout." -- Angela Chadwick
"Beautifully and delicately written, I felt a range of emotions while reading it. Papillon is a scintillating storyteller. We need more stories like this!" -- Elizabeth Okoh
"This brilliant and ultimately uplifting debut antidotes the hard realities of gender-based violence, secrecy and family estrangement with the transformative forces of Yoruba spirituality, intergenerational nurturing and queer forms of kinship. From all that's foreclosed emerges a story of hope and optimism towards possible futures. Utterly stunning." -- Isabel Waidner
"Papillon draws on African mythology and art to create a rich, moving and uplifting story." ― Stylist
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook |
| ISBN | 9781664994614 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 12 Hours, 52 Minutes, 42 Seconds |
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