I Do Not Come to You by Chance

Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges - a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by.

In desperation he turns to his uncle Boniface - aka Cash Daddy - an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket. He is also rumoured to run a successful empire of email scams. But he can help. With Cash Daddy's intervention, Kingsley and his family can be as safe as a tortoise under its shell.

It is up to Kingsley now to reconcile his passion for knowledge with his hunger for money, to fully assume his role of first son. But can he do it without being drawn into this outlandish milieu?

Winner of Betty Trask Award 2010 (UK)
Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book (Africa Region) 2010 (UK)
Short-listed for Nigeria Prize for Literature 2012 (UK)

“'This is a fast, fresh, often hilarious first novel, by one of the remarkably talented young African writers who are rapidly making everyone else look stale.'”

[Nwaubani] not merely explores a side of modern existence that touches millions every day, but does so with wit, warmth and insight.' - Independent.

[Nwaubani's] pointed and poignant first novel is a lively, good-humored and provocative examination of the truth behind a global inbox of deceit. - Washington Post.

This is a fast, fresh, often hilarious first novel, by one of the remarkably talented young African writers who are rapidly making everyone else look stale. - The Times.

Nwaubani does a great job of detailing the frantic pulse of urban Nigeria. - Time Out.

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani grew up in the eastern part of Nigeria, among the Igbo speaking people. She now lives in Abuja, Nigeria. I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE is her first novel.

Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges - a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by.In desperation he turns to his uncle Boniface - aka Cash Daddy - an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket. He is also rumoured to run a successful empire of email scams. But he can help. With Cash Daddy's intervention, Kingsley and his family can be as safe as a tortoise under its shell.It is up to Kingsley now to reconcile his passion for knowledge with his hunger for money, to fully assume his role of first son. But can he do it without being drawn into this outlandish milieu?

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