Efua Traoré explores dual heritage in her haunting YA mystery

Efua Traoré introduces her new YA novel, Sister Spirit, which draws on Efua's mixed heritage and years growing up in Nigeria. A haunting, gothic-inspired mystery, Sister Spirit reaches out across time to put right a terrible wrong, and end a family curse. 

Sister Spirit is a supernatural thriller, blending African myth, friendship, romance and self-discovery....   16-year-old adopted Tara has questions - about who she is, where she belongs, why she dreams... When her nightmares darken, fears swarm like a flock of ravens and she traces her visions to the ancient Olumo Rock in Nigeria. It is a sacred place, full of magic, myth, and where whispers of the past linger.  Travelling from England and enrolling in a boarding school at the foot of Olumo, Tara begins a journey to seek the truth of her roots and the spirits that pursue her.   Read a Chapter from Sister Spirit 

Review:   'A fabulously gripping journey of self-discovery.'     Find out more in our Q&A with Efua Traoré