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Everything Ife has written.
Three books to date, and a handful of stories scattered across anthologies and journals.
Latest, 2024
The Weight of Small Things
A mother and daughter, one house, and forty years of the things they never quite said.
Longlisted for the Ako Caine Prize, Ife's third novel follows the Ariyo women between Ibadan and London, tracing how the smallest gestures carry the whole weight of a family.
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“A writer of rare patience. Adeyemi trusts her readers, and we are the better for it.”
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