Balance Due - Couverture souple

Ogunjobi, Rotimi

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235088047

Editeur : African Cultural Heritage Hub, 2026

Synopsis

At sixty-seven, retired history teacher Alfred Ackron expects aging to bring slower mornings, family visits, and time to write the story of his mother's people. Instead, he finds himself surrounded by medical bills, insurance portals, retirement advisers, senior-living seminars, targeted advertisements, and polished strangers eager to sell him "peace of mind."

Then Alfred discovers that Marcus, his oldest friend, has nearly disappeared beneath the shame of a devastating hospital debt and an insurance policy that was never what it seemed. What begins as one man's private reckoning becomes a search for evidence - and a quiet campaign to expose a system that profits from fear, confusion, and isolation.

With the help of his family, neighbors, a church support group, and unlikely allies working inside the very institutions he distrusts, Alfred learns that dignity is not preserved by refusing help. It survives when people tell the truth, compare notes, and refuse to let one another disappear.

Set in contemporary Atlanta, Balance Due is a warm, sharply observed novel about aging, medical debt, family, friendship, resilience, and the difference between the price placed on a life and its true worth. Moving, humorous, and quietly defiant, it asks a vital question: when everything has a cost, what remains beyond calculation?

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À propos de l'auteur

Rotimi Ogunjobi is a Nigerian-born writer, filmmaker, and cultural advocate with a passion for preserving and promoting African heritage through storytelling. He is the founder of The African Cultural Heritage Hub and author of many books. With decades of experience in writing, publishing, and multimedia production, Rotimi has created content for global audiences, blending traditional narratives with modern platforms. His work spans children's media, documentaries, and educational programming, all rooted in the belief that African stories are powerful tools for identity, education, and cultural pride.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: African Cultural Heritage Hub
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235088047
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 214
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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