“And as she read, America’s mythologies began to take on meaning. America’s tribalisms — race, ideology, and region —...

“She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him:...

“Nigeria became where she was supposed to be, the only place she could sink her roots in without the...

“ ‘And there is a certain bombast in the way we speak that I had also forgotten. I started...

“…her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window looking out.”...

“‘It is a wise book. The human stories that matter are those that endure. The American books you read...