{"product_id":"one-leg-on-earth-9781324065876","title":"One Leg on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomething is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water . . . and drowning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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), \u003cem\u003eOne Leg on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e 'Pemi Aguda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.79w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324065876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAguda, 'Pemi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e'Pemi Aguda\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eOne Leg on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGhostroots\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"'Pemi Aguda \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48230539067549,"sku":"9781324065876","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9dd87325-3edf-49aa-9bf3-d0c31476d1cc.jpg?v=1778577117","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/one-leg-on-earth-9781324065876","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}