Rosemary Esehagu (born 15 November 1981) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

writer. She was born and raised in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, Nigeria, to a family of six children. In 1997, she came to the United States to advance her education. She attended

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a col ...

, a prestigious liberal arts school in

Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in the northern part of Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolit ...

, where she earned a BA in

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

. Her first novel, '' The Looming Fog'', was published in 2006. She lives in the

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

and is finishing her second novel.

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Rosemary Esehagu blog
* ttp://www.rosemaryesehagu.com The Rosemary Esehagu Websitebr>Rosemary Esehagu
at the Internet Book List 1981 births Living people Nigerian women novelists Writers from Lagos 20th-century Nigerian novelists 21st-century Nigerian novelists 20th-century Nigerian women writers 21st-century Nigerian women writers Nigerian emigrants to the United States Williams College alumni {{Nigeria-writer-stub