Janna Onyemaobi

https://rhbooks.com.ng/?ap_id=Jannaonyemaobi You can purchase Silver sparrow from Rovingheights with the link above. This is a story about two families both sharing the same father and husband; James Witherspoon. James gets married at age 15 after getting Laverne who was 14 at the time pregnant. Laverne loses the baby but stays married to James. A decade later, she gives birth to a daughter named Chaurisse but unknown to Laverne and Chaurisse, James has another wife named Gwen and another daughter named Dana. These are James’ secret family. James’ secret family knows about Laverne and Chaurisse. Writing style: This book is divided into two parts. The first part is told from Dana’s (the illegitimate daughter) point of view while the second part of the book is told from Chaurisse’s (the legitimate daughter) point of view. It is written in the first person narrative and we follow the lives of these girls as they grow up and how their lives affect one another without being aware of it. If...

https://rhbooks.com.ng/?ap_id=Jannaonyemaobi You can purchase this book from Rovingheights with the link above. His only wife is set in Ghana and it follows the story of a young seamstress, Afi who finds herself in an arranged marriage to the son of her family’s benefactor, Aunty. Aunty meets with Olivia (Afi’s mother) and proposes the marriage to her because she does not like Eli (Aunty’s son) current partner Muna. Muna is a Liberian woman who does not bend to Aunty’s wishes. Olivia can never really say no to Aunty because she has been the one helping her since her husband died. The book starts off with the traditional wedding of Afi and Eli. Eli is absent so his brother stands in for him as the groom. To me, this was the first red flag in the marriage because I don’t understand why a groom would miss his own wedding because of a business trip. After the wedding, Afi finds out that her marital life is not how she envisioned it to be and this leads her to a journey of self discovery. I...