An award-winning literary writer enters the world of magical realism with her World Dream Award-winning novel of an extraordinary woman in post-apocalyptic Africa.

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In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in a single area genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her town and a about Who Doubts Death horrible rape by an foe general wanders in to the desert, wishing to die. Instead, she gives delivery to an furious baby young lady with locks and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her little girl differs – special – she names her Onyesonwu, this means ‘Who fears death?’ in an ancient language.

It doesn’t take long for Onye to comprehend that she is physically and socially marked with the conditions of her conception. She is Ewu – a kid of rape who is likely to live a life of violence, a half-breed turned down by her community. But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and exclusive magic. As she grows, so perform her capabilities, and during an inadvertent trip to the heart realm, she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to eliminate her.

Eager to elude her would-be murderer and to understand her own nature, she embarks on the journey in which she grapples with nature, custom, history, true love, and the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately learns why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Loss of life.