Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria. In America Ifemelu has to grapple with what it means to be black, despite her academic success. Obinze plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.
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Fifteen years later, when they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria and reignite their passion - for each other and for their homeland - they face the hardest decision of their lives.
