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Ikuenobe-Otaigbe, Eve

 
9780595313532: Tangled: An Afrimedia Book
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595313531 ISBN 13 : 9780595313532
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

TANGLED Beautiful Onyinye had great dreams for the future; to one day go to medical school and alleviate the suffering of her family.Nduka, her brother who the family pinned their hopes had left for the US for medical studies. He marries Mia, an American and is faced with culture shock.Onyinye's family disintegrates right before her eyes and she contemplates prostitution to provide for her family.She finds true love in Ifeanyi and just as her life starts to come together, her world is shattered by one tragic event after another. Will Onyinye and her family survive the hammering assault of societal dictates and values against the intense personal struggle of change and pleasure?"A thought-provoking, gripping, intense and thoroughly enjoyable piece of storytelling "-Publisher, Catalyst Magazine"Intriguing masterpiece characterized by interplay, twists so vividly portrayed and compelling extremely informative and culturally insightful "-Cleo Johnson-McLaughlin,PresidentBlack United Fund of Texas"Exceptionally engaging piece of work that embraces all aspects of humanity; from suspense to humor, empathy to sadness, a mixture of emotional conflicts "" Spellbinding "" Stroke of genius "" Unraveling "" Captivating; absolutely heart wrenching "-Reader's comments

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Présentation de l'éditeur

TANGLED Beautiful Onyinye had great dreams for the future; to one day go to medical school and alleviate the suffering of her family.Nduka, her brother who the family pinned their hopes had left for the US for medical studies. He marries Mia, an American and is faced with culture shock.Onyinye's family disintegrates right before her eyes and she contemplates prostitution to provide for her family.She finds true love in Ifeanyi and just as her life starts to come together, her world is shattered by one tragic event after another. Will Onyinye and her family survive the hammering assault of societal dictates and values against the intense personal struggle of change and pleasure?"A thought-provoking, gripping, intense and thoroughly enjoyable piece of storytelling "-Publisher, Catalyst Magazine"Intriguing masterpiece characterized by interplay, twists so vividly portrayed and compelling extremely informative and culturally insightful "-Cleo Johnson-McLaughlin,PresidentBlack United Fund of Texas"Exceptionally engaging piece of work that embraces all aspects of humanity; from suspense to humor, empathy to sadness, a mixture of emotional conflicts "" Spellbinding "" Stroke of genius "" Unraveling "" Captivating; absolutely heart wrenching "-Reader's comments

Biographie de l'auteur

Eve is a Theatre arts graduate with post-graduate studies in Mass communications. An accomplished playwright, theatre director and actress. She has various soaps, stage productions and films to her credit and resides with her husband and children in the United States.www.afrimedia.org

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595313531
ISBN 13 
9780595313532
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
134
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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