The Spider King's Daughter is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet set
against the backdrop of a changing Lagos, a city torn between tradition
and modernity, corruption and truth, love and family loyalty.
Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy
father. She lives in a sprawling mansion in Lagos, protected by armed
guards and ferried everywhere in a huge black jeep. But being her
father's favourite comes with uncomfortable duties, and she is often
lonely behind the high walls of her house.
A world away from Abike's mansion, in the city's slums, lives a
17-year-old hawker struggling to make sense of the world. His family
lost everything after his father's death, and now he runs after cars on
the roadside selling ice cream to support his mother and sister.
When Abike buys ice cream from the hawker one day, they strike up an
unlikely and tentative romance, defying the prejudices of Nigerian
society. But as they grow closer, revelations from the past threaten
their relationship, and both Abike and the hawker must decide where
their loyalties lie.