Nigerian Writer Chimamanda Adichie mourns as she narrates how her mum died 8 months after her dad. How does a heart break twice?" She asked in a tribute written for her mum.
The renowned author lost her 78-year-old mum, Grace Ifeoma Adichie, on March 1, 2021.
Mrs Adichie's death happened on the day that would have been her late husband's 89th birthday. She died 8 months after her husband, Prof. James Adichie, who passed on after a brief illness in June 2020.
Since her mother's death, Chimamanda has stayed off social media. She returned on April 28 to post a tribute to her mother who was the first ever female registrar of the Univeristy of Nigeria and also a permanent board member at Anambra State Basic Education Board (ASUBEB).
Chimamanda said they were planning for the ceremony to officially mark the end of the formal mourning period for her father and she cannot believe that they are now planning another funeral.
