Intersectional Feminist Book Club: "Patience is a Subtle Thief."

About the Book: For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale, the eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, has been waiting for confirmation that there is a place where she truly belongs. In her family’s mansion in Ibadan, Patience lives a sheltered life, seeking solace from uncertainty, and finding none, in her distant father and stepmother, Modupe. More than anything, Patience wonders why her father and uncle banished her mother from their compound years ago—and whether her mother is even alive.

Determined to discover the truth, Patience embarks on a desperate search for her mother. Answers begin to surface when she unexpectedly reconnects with her cousin Kash and meets his friend Emeka, petty thieves with an opportunity to make a big score. But unforeseen events lead to unexpected consequences—demanding a price from Patience that may be too steep to pay.

Suspenseful and evoking the subtleties of Nigerian life, Patience…