One Leg on Earth by Aguda, 'Pemi
One Leg on Earth by Aguda, 'Pemi

One Leg on Earth

Something is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water ....
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Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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One Leg on Earth by Aguda, 'Pemi

One Leg on Earth

$32.38
One Leg on Earth by Aguda, 'Pemi

One Leg on Earth

$32.38
Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Something is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water . . . and drowning.

Twenty-three-year-old Yosoye arrives in Lagos ready to start her life. Working for a slick architectural firm, she finds a city of adventure and opportunity. Her new world is one of fancy gallery openings, glamorous friends, and all the shiny potential of the future, encapsulated in projects like Omi City, the ultra-luxury development her company is building, a symbol of the dawn of a brighter Lagos.

But Yosoye's idyllic vision of Lagos soon begins to seem naive, and its darker, stranger layers trouble her. Something is not right about Omi City, and as construction speeds ahead, stories of strange deaths in the city's open waters reach a fever pitch. And then, after a chance encounter, Yosoye discovers she is pregnant . . . a revelation which puts her on a collision course with an inexplicable force that is as seductive as it is deadly. A masterwork by a writer hailed as "an astonishing talent" (Lauren Groff), One Leg on Earth is an ambitious novel like no other: a coming-of-age story, an uncanny exploration of motherhood, and a chilling vision of the dark side of progress.



Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.79w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9781324065876


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2026

About the Author
Aguda, 'Pemi: - 'Pemi Aguda is the author of One Leg on Earth and Ghostroots, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Trained as an architect in Lagos, Nigeria, she lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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