When Love Is A Silent Song [Novella]
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'Call Me by Your Name' meets 'The Song of Achilles' in this tale of forbidden love and star-crossed lovers.
What happens when the love you buried comes back louder than ever?
Ade and Ekong were almost high school sweethearts-at least, in Ade's heart. A single mistake and the passage of time drove a wedge between them, but years later, a message from Ade reignites something Ekong thought he'd buried for good.
Now a pharmacist in Edinburgh, Ekong is married and preparing to become a father. His life is steady, secure...safe.
Ade, a successful lawyer living in Accra, is still single-haunted by a love he never truly let go and pressured by his Nigerian mother to find a wife.
Their lives have taken different paths. Their choices have shaped who they are. But one truth remains: Ade has never stopped loving Ekong.
As old feelings resurface, the two must confront the weight of their past, the boundaries of their present and the impossible question: Can love that was never allowed to bloom still find a way to grow?
Set between Ghana, Nigeria and Edinburgh, this story explores identity, longing and the kind of love that refuses to be forgotten-even when the world says it should be. When Love is a Silent Song is a tender and haunting exploration of queer longing in a world where such love is still forbidden.