Exhale
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Last published Thu, Sep 17, 2015
A 22 year old Nigerian woman's memoirs on her journey into self-realisation.
Meet Demilade Mofe-Johnson; average brown-skinned lady who has nothing special going for her save a relationship with a guy who she believes is way too cool for the likes of her.
A story about love, pain, betrayal and a couple other things that make life a heck of a ride.
She's running through life in a perpetual state of panic...she has no idea she may be holding her breath.
Maybe someday, she'll...
...EXHALE.
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