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On Black Sisters' Street

On Black Sisters' Street

Chika Unigwe (born 1974)

English editions

Written in English

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Sisi, Ama, Efe and Joyce came from Africa to Belgium chasing the riches they believed Europe offered. Now they sit in the windows of Antwerp's red-light district, bound to a fierce Madam and a pimp called Dele. They share an apartment but keep their pasts to themselves, each working to buy her freedom, send money home or save for a future. When Sisi is murdered, the shock breaks their silence, and one by one the women tell how they got there: the war that wrecked Joyce's life, Ama's lifelong search for a father, the photograph Efe keeps hidden, and the secrets Sisi carried.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
298 pages in the original
Genres
Migration (assigned by AI)
Set in
Belgium, Nigeria
First published
2009 by Jonathan Cape
Author's age
35 when first published
ISBN

9780224085304 (Jonathan Cape, United Kingdom)

9780099523949 (Vintage, United Kingdom)

9781400068333 (Random House, United States)

9780821419922 (Ohio University Press, United States)

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