This Kind of Trouble

'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‘Tochi Eze is a storyteller that the ancestors would be proud of. With masterful strokes, she knits together a beguiling story of history, tragedy, family and destiny. Her characters live on beneath my skin – truly unforgettable’ – Jendella Benson, author of Hope & GloryA riveting, emotionally-charged tale of forbidden love, centred on an estranged couple who are brought together to reckon with the events that tore their family apart decades ago.

‘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 and Miss Aldridge Regrets

'In beautiful prose, Eze delivers an unflinching exploration of love, familial ties, and alienation...and the painful legacies that endure.' -- Chioma Okereke

'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 Gifted School and The Displacements

'THIS KIND OF TROUBLE is an incandescent and moving portrait of star-crossed lovers caught between the weight of tradition, the silent trials of mental illness, and the family secrets carried across generations. In turns tender and unflinchingly honest, Tochi Eze explores the quiet courage it takes to live in 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