A review by consyspark
This House Is Not for Sale by E.C. Osondu

3.0

This House Is Not For Sale is a tale of a Family House, its occupants and their experiences while overseen by a Patriarch - Grandpa. It is set in an African country which is no doubt Nigeria. A consistent unnamed narrator-  his grandson who is of school age, takes us through each chapter, telling a story about a character. Each chapter poses as an individual story and begs one to ask if the book is a novel or a collection of different short stories. 

The family house serves as a sanctuary to people in need, housing different personalities and so the stories address themes such as poverty, murder, corruption, adultery, religion etc with Grandpa's voice as overlord. The stories are laced with humor and easy to read without getting bored.

E.C Osondu's writing is beautiful and simple but he left me confused when in one chapter, he is bold and unapologetic and writes of akara as it is, then in another, writes of udara/Agbalumo as African star apple. I definitely enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading more from him.