Just nu läser jag bland annat The Spider King’s Daughter av Chbundu Onuzo som jag köpte

The Spider King’s Daughter utspelar sig i Lagos, Nigeria och handlar om den 17-åriga Abike som är sin rike fars favoritbarn. Hon bor i en stor herrgård som skyddas av beväpnade vakter.
En dag köper Abike en glass från en jämnårig nasare och händelser sätts i rörelse.

Smakbiten kommer från femte kapitlet s 66 :

I nearly drove past him. I’ve only ever seen him in greys and once in whites. It didn’t occur to me that the boy in the hot pink shirt could be my hawker until he waved. I would have laughed at anyone else but the shirt looked new or at least seldom worn.
’Hi.’ he said, when he climbed into the car and he didn’t say much until we reached the gates. There, the guards tried to embarrass me. Despite the bright sunshine, they flashed their torches into my driver’s face. Then the beam was directed at us.
’Who is there?’
The buffoon. Couldn’t he see me in the back of the car? Wasn’t that enough to guarantee anyone else?
’Please open the gates. I don’t have time for this.’
’We need to know every person that enters this house.’
’Whose house is it? ’That silenced him. ’Put Abike and friend on your list. Open these gates.’
’Your daddy said -’
’Now, please.’

Ni hittar fler smakbitar hos Flukten fra virkeligheten.