10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION NATIONAL BESTSELLER A modern classic aboutstar-crossed loversthat exploresquestions of race and being Black in Americaand the search for what it means to call a place home. From the award-winning author ofWe Should All Be FeministsandHalf of a Yellow SunWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

"An expansive, epic love story."O, The Oprah Magazine

Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be Black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.