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Irawo Eila Aderayo has mastered the art of silence smiling when she wants her world is crashing, glowing when her world is cracking beneath her. On the outside, she's the quiet girl with the pretty smile and polite demure. On the inside, she's trying to outrun the shadows of a past no one knows about.
But healing has a funny way of showing up sometimes dressed in cream agbada, with soft eyes and an even softer voice. When she crosses paths with Ray, a man who sees more than she's ready to share, Irawo must confront not just her trauma but the parts of herself she thought were broken forever.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Nigerian traditions, beliefs, family ceremonies, topic
of mental health in the African society, spicy jollof, and unexpected laughter, The Girl Named Star is a deeply intimate coming of age tale about survival, healing, and slowly letting embracing light, hope and love.
It's for the girls who still flinch when they hear their name... and the women learning to say it with pride.