The Tremor by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Tremorpreceded by Monday of last weekQuestioning faith, disappointed desire, homosexuality that cannot be expressed, harshness of exile... In these two short stories, the author of Americanah masterfully weaves the trajectories of characters for whom "the land of origins" is far away and who are shaken by intimate heartbreaks. "The day a plane crashed in Nigeria, the same day the Nigerian first lady died, there was a loud knock at Ukamaka's door in Princeton. The knock surprised her because no one ever showed up at her door unannounced - this was America, after all..."