Author: Irenosen Okojie
publisher name: Jacaranda
ISBN: 9781909762060
After the sudden death of her mother, London photographer Joy struggles to pull the threads of her life back together with the support of her kind but mysterious neighbor Mrs. Harris. Joy's fortunes begin to change when she receives an unexpected inheritance from her mother: a huge sum of money, her grandfather's diary, and a unique brass artifact from the ancient kingdom of Benin.
Joy's search for the origins of the artifact takes us on a journey through time, and as dark family secrets come to light, Joy unearths the ties between her mother, grandfather, the wife of a king, a fearsome warrior, and the brass head's pivotal connection to them all.
Haunting and compelling, Butterfly Fish is a richly told story of love and hope, of family secrets, power, political upheaval, loss, and coming undone.
