This Kind of Trouble

“A sweeping story of colonialism and its aftershocks… Eze’s patient, elegant prose anticipates and doubles back on events to form a narrative that knits past to present… Eze succeeds marvelously in drawing the detailed inner lives of a community and its diaspora over decades.”
—The New York Times

“A stunning debut.”
—People

“There is a mythic quality to Tochi Eze’s writing, an expansiveness of vision. THIS KIND OF TROUBLE gripped my heart and my imagination with its intricate tapestry of humanity.”
—Tsering Yangzom Lama, author of We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

“An immersive and bewitching tale of family, fortune, love, and all that is sacrificed in pursuit of it. With masterful craft, Eze guides the reader through alternating years and perspectives to illuminating cumulative effect. THIS KIND OF TROUBLE is gorgeous, a promising debut signifying the emergence of an important new talent.”
—Dantiel W. Moniz, author of Milk Blood Heat

“THIS KIND OF TROUBLE is a sweeping and captivating tale about what happens when love and history collide.”
—Nadia Owusu, Author of Aftershocks

“In THIS KIND OF TROUBLE, Tochi Eze has crafted a taut narrative of dislocation and estrangement that is also a moving story of love and generational change. A wrenching, propulsive, and unforgettable debut.”
—Bruce Holsinger, author of The Displacements

“THIS KIND OF TROUBLE is an incandescent and moving portrait of star-crossed lovers caught between the weight of tradition and secrets carried across generations. In turns tender and unflinchingly honest, Tochi Eze explores a world where duty and desire are often at odds. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this intimate, emotionally resonant, and profoundly human story.”
—francesca ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread

“With the gravity of something ancient and the insight of something very contemporary, THIS KIND OF TROUBLE movingly traces the cracks of a family’s fractured history across a century. In her richly layered debut, Tochi Eze spins a complex and heart-wrenching tale, asking profound questions about belief, betrayal, and what it is that we inherit.”
—Temim Fruchter, author of City of Laughter

“Deftly woven and beautifully conceived, in her riveting debut novel THIS KIND OF TROUBLE, Tochi Eze brilliantly chronicles the weight and wonders of love, spirit and ancestry with grit, elegance and remarkable power.”
—Mai Sennaar, author of They Dream In Gold

“In beautiful prose, Eze delivers an unflinching exploration of love, familial ties, and alienation . . . and the painful legacies that endure.”
—Chioma Okereke, author of Water Baby

“THIS KIND OF TROUBLE is a spellbinding tale of family secrets and how the influence of past generations impacts on the present. Eze expertly weaves together the elements that show how, over the course of a century, a family can break apart and heal. An excellent debut.”
—Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City