The Whispering Trees

* Acclaimed short story collection published in the UK for the first time * Focused PR campaign to accompany launch * Radio and podcast interviews with author to be arranged

Spellbinding stories of magic, mortality and fate, rooted in the myths and landscapes of Northern Nigeria.

The magical tales in The Whispering Trees capture the essence of life, death and coincidence in northern Nigeria.

Myth and reality intertwine in stories featuring political agitators, newlywed widows and the tormented whirlwind Kyakkyawa. The two medicine men of Mazade battle their egos, an epidemic and an enigmatic witch.

And who is Okhiwo, whose arrival is heralded by a pair of little white butterflies?