The Question Mark at the End of Life by Olubunmi Familoni

In The Question Mark at the End of Life, Olubunmi Familoni presents a hauntingly poetic collection that explores the costs of being a woman in a world that often demands everything but gives back nothing.

Featured Stories:

• The Title Story: A widow attempts to resurrect her husband through prayer, only to find herself haunted by a presence that offers no peace.
• A Woman’s Knees Are for Suffering: A young girl is meticulously trained for domesticity and disappearance long before she understands what it means to be a wife.
• When a Woman Becomes Water: A woman finds that her words are “too much” for her husband, leading her to transform her silence into stories as a means of survival.

Themes:

• Spiritual Tension: The intersection of ancestral Yoruba beliefs and modern religious hypocrisy.
• Patriarchal Oppression: The physical and psychological suppression of women’s bodies and voices.
• Loss and Betrayal: An unflinching look at what remains when a person is stripped of their identity by duty or grief.