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Broken, Yet Chosen
A Nigerian Islamic Novel
Novel by Aishat Yusuf The Crescent Library and Pixels
Maryam thought she knew her life.
She had a loving family, a father she trusted, a mother who had always protected her, and a quiet life in Ilorin. But when her father suddenly falls seriously ill, a forgotten secret from twenty seven years ago begins to unravel.
An anonymous message sends her searching for answers.
A hidden box reveals a letter bearing her name.
A mysterious man named Idris claims to be her biological father.
Then Maryam discovers something far more disturbing: the brother she never knew existed may still be alive.
As old photographs, missing records, buried promises, family betrayals, and painful memories begin to surface, Maryam is forced to question everything she has ever been told about her birth and the people she loves most.
Who was really protecting her?
Who was lying?
Who took Yusuf?
And why had someone spent nearly three decades trying to bury the truth?
Caught between a past she never chose and a future she can no longer predict, Maryam must learn that some wounds are not meant to destroy us.
Sometimes, being broken is where the journey to becoming chosen begins.
A story of family, betrayal, faith, hidden identities, grief, forgiveness, and the kind of strength that grows quietly after everything falls apart.