Sommy, a Nigerian woman, comes to the United States for graduate
school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide.
Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit
into her new life as a student and immigrant. Lonely and homesick,
she soon enters a complicated relationship with her boisterous
Nigerian roommate, Bayo, a relationship that plummets into deceit
when Sommy falls for Bryan, a biracial American whose estranged
Nigerian father left America immediately after Bryan's birth.
During summer break Sommy and Bryan visit Lagos and meet a shocking
and unexpected event exposes the cracks in Sommy's relationships and
forces her to confront her notions of self and familial love.
