Author of the month!- Chibundu Onuzo

   The beautiful  Chibundu Onuzo, born Imachibundu Oluwadara Onuzo, in 1991 is a Nigerian novelist, she also sings and is also a historian.  Her first novel, The Spider King's Daughter, won a Betty Trask Award, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Etisalat Prize for Literature.

     Chibundu Onuzo was born in Nigeria, the youngest of four children of parents who are doctors, and grew up there in Lagos. She moved to England when she was 14,  to study at an all-girls' school in Winchester, Hampshire, for her GCSEs,and at the age of 17 began writing her first novel, which was signed two years later by Faber and Faber and was published when she was 21.

 She was the youngest female writer ever taken on by the publisher. Reviewing her second book, Welcome to Lagos which was published in 2016 , Helon Habila wrote in The Guardian: "Onuzo’s portrayal of human character is often too optimistic, her view of politics and society too charitable; but her ability to bring her characters to life, including the city of Lagos, perhaps the best-painted character of all, is impressive."

Chibundu's debut novel. 

Onuzo received a first-class bachelor's degree in history from King's College London  and went on to earn a master's degree in public policy from University College London.  In 2017, she began studying for a PhD at King's College London. She was also named the best black student in the UK.

Chibundu is intelligent but definitely not nerdy ,she sings beautifully and is very fashionable. 

Her second novel which was published in 2017. 

I sure do love ,the beautiful Chibundu Onuzo

A recent picture of Chibundu ,which she posted on her instagram page.