This is a frenetic, mystical journey through the largest metropolis in Africa: Lagos. Going beyond the popular images of chaos and overcrowded favelas, we learn about the incredible feats of the residents of Lagos in order to survive in this troubled city, as well as the secret that allows them to cope with the chaos and instability of Nigeria's most populous center: religiosity.

A street woman in a male-dominated extortion business, two powerful leaders locked in a deadly feud over billions of dollars in real estate, an oil tycoon who risks her fortune on the prophecies of televangelists, a garbage collector who dreams of a reggae career, the son of a fisherman trying to save Makoko, the "floating favela," from demolition, and a priestess to a river deity who sells sand to feed Lagos' construction boom.

Belief in invisible forces unites these personalities, as does their commitment to worship them - in shrines, mosques, and churches. In this extraordinary city, Tim Cox reveals something universal about human nature in the face of danger and high uncertainty: our tendency to place faith in a realm beyond this.

Pages: 344, Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm