This story is about your typical muslimah who was once married but life then was not like a bed of roses.
Mariam is a sweet loving girl, she is jovial,kind,humble and religious.She loves kids and her family dearly.
She got married immediately after finishing her high school to a man who was arranged by her father.As a doteful daughter she is,she married him without argument but unfortunately life didn't go as she expected.
If u want to know more about Mariam's life dig into this interesting Nigerian novel and read for yourself.
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*Could you ever love a broken person?*
"I understand that you're broken," he said as he lifted her chin so she stared directly into his eyes. "But I want you to understand that it is my job to restore the happiness you lost. I am your husband now, Afrah. And it is my responsibility to make you happy. So that is my mission from now until the end of time."
Afrah stared down at her hands, feeling as though her soul was being wrenched from her body. She couldn't look him in the eye. Not after what she had gone through. Not when she still saw the devil in his eyes.
*
It is said that the most painful wounds leave the deepest scars. No one could attest to that more than Afrah Aminu. For eleven years she's kept a secret to herself, knowing that she might never be able to tell anyone.
Not that she wanted to.
But now, with the sudden arrival of a strange man in her life, she finds herself thrown into the terrifying situation of having to relive it all. As he tears down each and every wall she has set up around her heart, the memories of that haunting night come crashing in waves.
Will she be able to survive it? Or will she be crushed underneath its weight?