The second novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Cursed Daughters , foreshadows its own plot through its title, giving readers a clear expectation of the book’s central theme. The story revolves around the curse of a household—the Falodun family—a curse meant to plague only the daughters. “ Your daughters will pursue men, and lose their hold on them. Your descendants will suffer for man’s sake.” This is the curse that haunts the family, one the culprit initially laughed off, as anyone would, but which soon proves to be no laughing matter. The novel takes us through generations of Falodun women and the various ways they lost or suffered because of men. At the top of this lineage is Feranmi Falodun , the great-grandmother and originator of the curse, who slept with another woman’s husband and brought damnation upon her descendants.  Next is Bunmi Falodun, Mo’s mother, whose husband took another wife and eventually sent her and her children packing. Bunmi would go on to spend years, ti...