Characters are never distant or holier-than-thou. - Yejide Kilanko

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Characters are never distant or holier-than-thou.

Yejide Kilanko

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About Yejide Kilanko

Yejide Kilanko (born 1975) is a Nigerian Canadian fiction writer and social worker. She is known for addressing violence against women in her work. Her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, was a Canadian fiction bestseller in 2012.

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