Known for her Africanfuturist fiction, Okorafor narrates a new memoir about the roots of her celebrated stories. She was a skilled athlete when she went into the hospital for spinal surgery to correct her scoliosis, but when she woke up, she discovered she was paralysed from the waist down. When her body broke, she discovered a passion and skill for writing about creative and fantastical worlds. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio.
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