This Hostel Life
2018
First Published
3.97
Average Rating
84
Number of Pages
Melatu Uche Okorie tells stories of migrant women in a hidden Ireland. From a day in the life of women queuing for basic supplies in an Irish direct provision hostel to a young black woman's depiction of everyday racism in Ireland, her nuanced writing shines a light on the injustice of the direct provision system and on the insidious racism experienced by migrant women living in Ireland. A third story, set in a Nigeria of the past, tells of a woman's life destroyed by an ancient superstition and her fierce determination to carry on, a quality Okorie believes is universally shared by women.
Avg Rating
3.97
Number of Ratings
500
5 STARS
29%
4 STARS
44%
3 STARS
22%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
1%
goodreads
