Under the Tamarind

Three generations of a Lagos family across one tree’s lifetime. Sprawling, generous and full of food you can almost taste.

Cover of Under the Tamarind by Yemi Adesanya-Cole

A tamarind tree in a Lagos courtyard watches three generations of one family argue, marry, leave and come back.

It is a big, generous novel, and it is full of food. I finished it hungry and a little in love with everyone in it.

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