Parade of Streetlights

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Life is lived between the checklists</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Parade of Streetlights</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a captivating exploration of the millennial experience. Following a significant incident from his youth in Lagos Kolawole Idowu always had a haunting desire to return to Nigeria and commit his time to making a difference. Within the course of a year Kola explores his adopted home of New York City and all aspects of his world with candor and humor. Kola is both self-conscious and observant as he encounters people on the streets of NYC and constantly struggles with the idea of what it means to be himself. </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A quarterlife manifesto for the modern malaise</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Parade of Streetlights</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a deeply personal and introspective debut novel from author Itua Uduebo told in vignettes and featuring characters who are working through many personal absurdities. This is a novel about the choices we make the ways we restrict ourselves needlessly and the freedom of embracing the authentic pursuit of happiness. Kola's voice is a welcome addition to the literary canon and his story will stay with you long after the last page is finished.</span></p><p><br></p>