Dear Bode: What the Fire Gave Me

By Martha Laraba Sambe

In a series of personal letters, Laraba unpacks various traumas and their consequences on her life and relationships as she makes sense of her place in the world. Dear Bode tackles various defining issues including personal and collective trauma, living as a queer woman in Nigeria, love, shame, resentment, rage, violence, and spiritual transcendence, etc.

As she grapples with yet another traumatic incident, she is finally faced with the choice to stay the same or rise above. What she chooses and how she arrives at this choice make this a compelling read for the radically honest and introspective

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DRPKZ7PR
• ISBN13: 9798338509289
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"