Description

Kess Nwajiobi, a relationship psychologist, has just married an Utchi man when she unexpectedly becomes the leader of the Utchi community. Navigating its obnoxious traditions proves challenging enough, but her situation grows more complicated when she must choose between the two men who orchestrated her banishment from the community. The King and the Bird is a political parable exploring corruption of power and gender equality.

What happens when the woman they want to send away becomes the one everyone must answer to?

In The King and the Bird by Chinelo Oputa, a powerful story unfolds around leadership, tradition, power, and the unexpected turns that come when a woman steps into a position no man is truly prepared to accept.

It’s a book that invites you to explore shifting power, challenging old systems, and the questions that arise when the rules begin to change.