A young woman is caught between worlds in 'The Tiny Things Are Heavier'
- Posted on July 23, 2025
- By NPR
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A young woman is caught between worlds in 'The Tiny Things Are Heavier'

With this debut novel of an immigrant torn between the U.S. and Nigeria, Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo takes her place among the writers who have ably investigated the idea of home.