A review of Akwaeke Emezi's vivid debut novel.by Rich SmithAkwaeke Emezi's Freshwater is a coming-of-age story about a Nigerian woman named Ada whose body is sort of a Grand Central Station for minor gods. She's an Ọgbanje, an Igbo spiritual being with access to "the other side," which means the other side has access to her as well.After a childhood full of pain (there's a bad car wreck), suffering (her family life is rough), and sublimity (there's gods afoot!), Ada's family sends her off
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