SOMA Living May 2023

BOOK RELEASE SOMA AUTHOR’S DEBUT NOVEL DRAWS ACCLAIM

Patience is a Subtle Thief is a suspenseful novel evoking the subtleties of Nigerian life in a fresh and unexpected way. This heart-wrenching story illustrates a young woman’s precarious journey to adulthood, and the risks and sacrifices it takes to follow her heart. The acclaimed debut by Emmy Award Winning journalist, Abi Ishola-Ayodeji follows Patience, a young woman growing up in Nigeria who embarks on a desperate journey to reunite with her estranged mother in America. Along the way, she enters a life of fraud to gather the money she needs to get to her mom. Set against the backdrop of Nigeria’s historic 1993 election, Patience faces the realities of her most dangerous job as Nigerians endure the strain of instability after years of military dictatorship, the dashed hope for democracy, and bloody protests. Patience is a Subtle Thief earned a coveted Kirkus starred review and acclaim from Essence, Teen Vogue, TheSkimm, Library Journal, and several other publications. It’s the novel BuzzFeed calls one of the best books of May 2022. Abi Ishola-Ayodeji is an Emmy award winning journalist who has written for several publications including ELLE.com, Essence, The Huffington Post, and Ebony. In 2017 she was named among Essence Magazine’s Woke 100 Women for launching Beyond Classically Beautiful. During her career, she’s covered extraordinary people, communities, and events in New York City, DC, London, Paris, Nigeria, and Ghana. As a first generation Nigerian American, Ishola-Ayodeji grew up in Miami, but now resides in the SOMA area.

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