Show me the moon (COMPLETED)
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*Nigerian Themed Novel*
Poorer than the word itself, 16 year old Nene is caught up in a world full of the strives of life.
Then she meets Ade, a young middle class fresh graduate who works at a cyber cafe.
Life takes her from the suburbs to the skyscrapers, what she never dreamt of!
Join me as I take you through Nene's World, into the hustle and bustle of the average Lagosian's life.
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