Chimamanda Adichie Loses Her Mother, Days After She Lost Her Dad

Nigerian foremost novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has lost her mother, Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie.

She reportedly died on Monday, March 1, in Awka, Anambra State.

“It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said according to the Guardian.

She is survived by her six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; as well as nine grandchildren, in-law and many relatives

Funeral arrangements will be announced by her family later.

This comes just months after Chimamanda lost her father.