One Leg on Earth
Book • 2026
In 'Pemi Aguda's stunning 2026 debut, Yosoye, a lonely young woman starting an internship at a prestigious architectural firm in Lagos, discovers she is pregnant just as pregnant women across the city begin mysteriously drowning themselves in open waters.
As her firm pushes forward with Omi City—a luxury development on reclaimed ocean land—protests erupt over class divides, and Yosoye is haunted by a supernatural presence threatening her unborn child and dreams of connection.
Blending horror, lyrical prose, and themes of motherhood, loneliness, belonging, and the perils of unchecked progress, the novel delivers a fast-paced, reflective thriller that lingers long after the final page.
As her firm pushes forward with Omi City—a luxury development on reclaimed ocean land—protests erupt over class divides, and Yosoye is haunted by a supernatural presence threatening her unborn child and dreams of connection.
Blending horror, lyrical prose, and themes of motherhood, loneliness, belonging, and the perils of unchecked progress, the novel delivers a fast-paced, reflective thriller that lingers long after the final page.
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