Three generations of women. One haunting accusation. A family’s fate shaped by silence, shame, and survival.

In Three Women, Dr. Bunmi Oyinsan crafts a deeply intimate and layered narrative that explores the devastating ripple effects of a false accusation within a Nigerian family. Aduke, a deeply spiritual and reflective woman, is branded a witch and cast out of her family. Her daughter, Ibidun, grows up resentful, instructed to avoid her own mother. But life has a way of forcing circles to close—when Ibidun becomes a pregnant teenager, she returns to Aduke, reluctantly leaving her newborn daughter Oyinkan in her care.

As Oyinkan grows, she and her grandmother become inseparable, almost like two souls in one body. But their world shatters when Aduke dies, and Oyinkan—now twelve—must move in with her estranged mother and her new family. Her mother’s husband sees her as an outsider; her half-siblings treat her with suspicion. The warmth she once knew becomes a distant memory, replaced by cold walls and constant judgment.

Neglected and emotionally abandoned, Oyinkan finds solace in the arms of Kole, a man with his own scars. Their rushed marriage is plagued by Kole’s traumatic past and toxic behavior. As her life spirals, Oyinkan uncovers Aduke’s journals—an act that changes everything. The secrets of her grandmother’s life illuminate the hidden truths behind their family’s tragedy.

In a bold act of rebellion and identity-seeking, Oyinkan begins living as a man in the city where her son studies. Her new life unravels when Kole, in a drunken rage, mistakes her embrace with their son for a homosexual affair and attacks, leading to heartbreaking consequences.

Told through alternating narratives, letters, and journals, Three Women explores themes of generational trauma, feminine agency, and resilience. It is a moving portrait of three women navigating love, loss, motherhood, and societal expectations, each trying to make peace with a legacy of pain they didn’t choose—but must confront.