''Kehinde'' is a 1994 novel by

Buchi Emecheta Florence Onyebuchi "Buchi" Emecheta (21 July 1944 – 25 January 2017) was a Nigerian-born novelist, based in the UK from 1962, who also wrote plays and an autobiography, as well as works for children. She was the author of more than 20 books, ...

. It tells the story of a

British-Nigerian British Nigerians are British people of Nigerians, Nigerian descent or Nigerians of British descent. This article is about residents and citizens of Nigerian descent living in Britain. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendants in Britain ...

woman named Kehinde Okolo, her husband Albert, and their contemplation over returning to

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

from

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. Albert yearns for a life of prominence in Nigeria, whereas Kehinde is pregnant and is reluctant to leave London. Eventually, the domineering Albert departs alone, and Kehinde is left to her own devices, and to decide whether or not to follow Albert.https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-435-90985-7 PW

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1994 Nigerian novels Novels by Buchi Emecheta {{1990s-novel-stub