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Ebele Chizea

Aquarian Dawn : A Novel Paperback Book

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At a Glance
Coming-of-age immigrant story
Riveting historical fiction
Poignant cross-cultural experience
Captivating feminist protagonist
Vibrant '60s counterculture
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Winner, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Young Adult Fiction!In Nigeriaborn, Americabased author Ebele Chizeas stunning debut novel, teenager Ada and her mother flee the civil war of their West African home and come to America in 1966, where Ada soon discoversand blossoms withinthe US counterculture movement, developing a drive for antiwar activism which she takes with her back to Nabuka only to uncover new truths about herself as well as family secrets that threaten to shatter her plans for the future. While protesting the Vietnam war in America, Ada forges friendships with other nonconformist youth freespirited Stacey, a boisterous hippie, and Sal, a philosophical wanderlust. Soon she seeks independence from her mother, love on her own terms, as well as sexual autonomy. College provides Ada with opportunities for academic success, personal experimentation, and full independence, as well as heartbreak. Despite loss and grief over a decade, Adas heart becomes her own true compass and guides her to fully become the leader and activist shed always been deep inside.Chizeas brilliant prose and storytelling skills are fully apparent as she reveals a young womans struggle to find balance in her life and in herself while straddling physical and social borders of two distinctly different cultures.

SKU: M9781953103253
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Binding: Paperback;308 pages; Publisher: Three Rooms Press; Classification: YFT; Weight: 492 g; Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 23

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