Hope and circumstance define a young woman’s life in this
heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set in politically volatile 1990s
Nigeria, from an exciting and fresh voice in global literature.
For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale, the
eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, has been waiting for confirmation that
she is loved, that there is a place where she truly belongs. Patience lives a
sheltered life within the secure walls of the family’s mansion in Ibadan, but
finds no comfort from her distant father and stepmother Modupe. Her only ally
is her younger sister, yet even Margaret’s love and support cannot overcome
Patience’s insecurity and uncertainty.
More than anything, Patience wants to know why her father
and uncle banished her mother from their compound years ago—and whether her
mother is even alive. Determined to discover the truth, Patience embarks on a
desperate search to find her mother. Answers begin to surface when she moves to
Lagos for university and unexpectedly reconnects with her cousin Kash.
Kash and his friend Emeka are petty thieves with an
opportunity to make a big score. To pull it off they need help—and enlist
Patience and Emeka’s straight-arrow brother, Chike, to become partners in their
scheme. The thieves’ plan is to quit after this job. But unforeseen events lead
to unexpected consequences—and demand a price from Patience that may be too
steep to pay.
Suspenseful and evoking the subtleties of Nigerian life in
an fresh and unexpected way, Patience Is a Subtle Thief is a
heart-wrenching story of one young woman’s precarious journey to adulthood, and
the risks and sacrifices it takes to follow her heart.
[from Harper Collins]
Ishola-Ayodeji, Abi. (2022). Patience is a Subtle Thief. New York: Harper Collins.
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