A Spell of Good Things

A Spell of Good Things explores inequality, wealth, power and precarity. In Osun State, Nigeria, in the early 2000s, Eniola and Wuarola attempt to secure their futures. Eniola is a poor high school student and apprentice to a seamstress, while Wuarola is an overworked junior doctor – and her parents’ pride and joy. Their lives cross over one another tangentially and without much fuss, until… Adébáyò’s writing is tender, emotive, and immersive: A Spell of Good Things undid me. Slowly. By the end I was breathless, making this a read I will not soon forget.