By Robert Prather

Robert Prather, a tender American, is going via tradition surprise whilst he travels to Nigeria, on my own, on a quest to marry his bride. the journey that ensues is full of pleasure and chance in addition to a spirit of giving in contrast to whatever Prather has ever experienced.

Prather struggles with verbal exchange limitations, affliction and inner clash as he stories stark contradictions to the photographs of poverty and unrest in Africa regularly portrayed in Western media. He falls in love not just along with his bride and her relations, yet with a brand new tradition, new foodstuff, new song and a brand new mind set. finally, he realizes that his bride has performed whatever for him that no different lady could—she has reconnected him together with his roots.

American Boy, Nigerian woman is a narrative of affection, discovery and therapeutic that spans 3 continents and exposes the very human facet of West African existence in a heartwarming and funny way.

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