Daughters Who Walk This Path is a tale of abuse. Sexual abuse. Morayo Ajayi and her little sister Eniayo have their challenges - Morayo is knock-kneed and Eniayo is an albino - but they are quite content. Their dad travels often because of his job but he makes time for them when he's around. Their mom is always there, dividing time between them and her tailoring business. Misplaced trust results in Morayo being taken advantage of repeatedly and in its aftermath she suffocates from the shame. Plagued by the resulting confusion she turns to Aunt Morenike to whom all of this is sorely familiar. It is Aunt Morenike who tries to help Morayo navigate the myriads of confusing feelings she is forced to deal with as she tries valiantly to move on with life.
This book did not pique my interest in its beginning pages. I actually picked it up and put it back down a couple of times until I finally settled into it. Yejide begins her tale with the saccharine sweet relationship between these two sisters, and then she dips you into darkness from which there is no immediate escape. She handles this material very well and shines a light into sexual abuse in the home.
Daughters Who Walk This Path is a good novel. Kudos to Yejide Kilanko.
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