The Death of Vivek Oji Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel (2019) and how a simple doughnut

and how a simple doughnut

and Inspector Kwan

a Moroccan immigrant living in California

when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight

and embodying Christ's love

The Death of Vivek Oji Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel (2019) and how a simple doughnutRaised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign born women married to Nigerian men. But Viveks closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded