NewStats: 3,265,333 , 8,186,420 topics. Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025 at 01:46 PM 2yii

My favorite African literature has to be THE TRIUMPH OF THE WATER LILY by Stella Ify Osammor. I read the book way back in Junior secondary school. Such a powerful African piece of fiction themed in love, family, friendship, civil war, family pressures and the joys of motherhood with a tragic twist. The characters of Norman, Efua, Odili, (can't Odili's wife's name) along with their friends is a compelling story that is deeply Nigerian.
It's been many years I have searched for this book and I feel like its gone out of circulation.
Anyone seen/read the book? or better still have an e-version of it/where I can one. I would be eternally grateful.

Mine was ``the boy slave'. I came across that interesting novel when I was in primary six. It's a story of Shettima, a little boy who was kidnapped by slave traders in the northern part of Nigeria, spent yrs in slavery. Because of his bravery, he became loved by his master's son who, eventually, became his best friend and freed him and other slaves after his father's death. The sequel to ``the boy slave'' was ``the return of Shettima''.


I want to use this medium to say a happy birthday to Pelontus! May the Lord add more blessed years to your years!

osesology:



I want to use this medium to say a happy birthday to Pelontus! May the Lord add more blessed years to your years!

Thank you dear. Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope you good

pelontus:


Thank you dear. Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope you good

I'm good. you're the one that left us hanging...with an unfinished story, just when it was getting interesting.

And, you didn't ask me how I knew today was your birthday.

osesology:

I'm good. you're the one that left us hanging...with an unfinished story, just when it was getting interesting.

And, you didn't ask me how I knew today was your birthday.

Please tell me how you know..

The story is not suppose to be hanging o but the lack of comments is so frustrating. But hope you saw the latest post and the mention.
Thanks again

osesology:
Mine was ``the boy slave'. I came across that interesting novel when I was in primary six. It's a story of Shettima, a little boy who was kidnapped by slave traders in the northern part of Nigeria, spent yrs in slavery. Because of his bravery, he became loved by his master's son who, eventually, became his best friend and freed him and other slaves after his father's death. The sequel to ``the boy slave'' was ``the return of Shettima''.


I want to use this medium to say a happy birthday to Pelontus! May the Lord add more blessed years to your years!

Yeah I read the boy slave... interesting piece. but I never got oportuned to read the sequel to that

I totally loved reading this book, years down the line and it’s still one of my top books�