Forlorn Ecstasy
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Last published Sun, Jun 14, 2020
Seventeen-year-old Uju is constantly faced with being the perfect daughter to her parents and perfect sister to her three brothers, including having a peaceful year at school.
However, her seemingly ordinary life is changed when she encounters Azeez; the handsome, intelligent, multi-talented art genius who changes her view on life and shows her an unrelatable type of love which she never knew existed.
Will all the changes overwhelm her? or will she pull through?
A relatable story about powerful bonds of family and the emotional storm that accompanies adolescence; a semi-invisible line between childhood and adulthood.
Find out how all these play out in this inspiring memoir.
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