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Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Freshwater

A novel by Akwaeke Emezi that explores identity, mental illness, and trauma through the lens of Igbo spirituality.

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  • Mallorie Stallings
    Mallorie StallingsFirst to rec

    “There has been no better storytelling around trauma, mental illness, and all our fractured parts quite like Freshwater. I think I read it in a day, maybe two. I still think about this book all the time.”

  • Marlo
    Marlo

    “I recently read this super cozy and atmospheric and touching book called Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin. The protagonist is a female groundskeeper at a graveyard in the French countryside. A perfect fall/winter read.”

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