Reading Roundup – Friday 21st February 2014
Reading Roundup / February 21, 2014

Recently I was asked to review The Land of Honey by Chinenye Obiajulu.  This is the account of Zimako’s and Anuli’s, a professional Nigerian couple’s, experiences as they immigrate from Nigeria to Canada.  It deals with their struggles to adapt to Canadian culture and also to enter the Canadian workforce.  It is additionally a moving account of how struggle to adapt put a strain on what appeared to be a strong marriage. What I liked Well written and structured.  I appreciated that Obiajulu spent some time with the couple in their original home of Nigeria before their move to Canada.  This section of the book did an excellent job of introducing us to Anuli and Zimako and explaining their reasons for moving as well as the ties that continued to bind them to Nigeria.  Obiajulu describes Nigeria in a vivid and colourful way, making use of local dialect to add to the picture – there is a glossary of Nigerian terms included in the book.It is important to get a sense of where the couple is coming from, their values and what they hope to gain from the move to Canada.   Relatable.  As an immigrant to Canada myself, I…