“Good girls don’t mix with bad boys,” that’s what they told young, conservative Tobi, when she’s smitten by alluring, playboy Richard. Ignoring his background and an uncertain future, she plunges into his exciting world of romance. But Richard disappoints them all, giving Tobi an engagement ring before leaving for London.
Tobi’s world is shattered when Richard brutally dumps her. Can she ever love again? Or will the refined, self-accomplished Oba remain a distraction from her heart-broken stupor?
When repentant Richard resurfaces, re-awakening her heart and all the buried passion, Tobi has to define what true love means to her.
A Bouquet of Dilemma is an enchanting story about the love life of a Nigerian Undergraduate in the 90s. It’s a simple narrative of values, prejudices and challenges that determine the choices we make about love and life.
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View BookA product of an illicit affair, Tara distrusts all men, but a chance meeting with her ex-boyfriend awakens buried emotions, exposing her vulnerabilities. While grappling with Tara’s insecurities and their inability to have a child, Tokunbo suspects she’s having an affair and the discovery of his unknown son only creates more chaos.
Daisy has to live with the effect of a bad decision, yet tries to help Tara break away from past misdeeds and hurts. Can both women help each other find forgiveness and another shot at life?
She’s a free spirit; he’s her brother-in-law; The pandemic is set to change the dynamics …
Widowed single parent Nathan Araba has always lived by social rules to keep his life in balance. But a family reunion is about to tip him to the edge when he gets stranded in London.
Grief threw Nathan into Maria’s arms the first time. Now, she’s married to his brother and she has only Nathan to help her through her grief when coronavirus invaded the Araba’s household. Bound together in the lockdown, emotions start running amok.
As Nathan tries to keep his family from falling apart, he is torn between embracing the love he needs or the rules he’s always lived by.
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Tayo Emmanuel is a signature of authenticity who will blow your mind with her gifts.
The author walks you through the conflicts & dilema of the main character when it comes to love, you get to see how she grows from this Naive/innocent character to a grown & decisive woman. Would definitely recommend it.
A bouquet of dilemma is one of those books you can’t help but keep reading, the characters are so well created, that you find yourself living and feeling every emotion they are going through especially Tobi.
Reading this piece of writing is a journey you don't want to terminate till the end. It stays with you everywhere. In the kitchen, on the road. It's electric. Tayo Emmanuel is a signature of authenticity who will blow your mind with her gifts.
They say the past makes us stronger, and our past experiences are what makes us the better versions of ourselves in the present. But what if the past comes back and ruins the stability and comfort we enjoy in the present? I couldn't be more sorry for Tara, it felt like she was jinxed the day she lost her job.
The novel is written in Nigerian English, which helps establish the setting early on. There’s a glossary in the back, if any food names or local slang is confusing, but most of the time, I could figure it out from context.
The author has written a compelling story of life in this book. Following the lives of Tata and Tokunbo through past heartaches and present day challenges. I found the book well written, although a bit hard to get into at first, this is one to stick with for a heart touching and heart wrenching story of what life hands us.
Echoes From The Past is a lively, Lagos-set romance, whose heroine faces a classic dilemma: the uninspiring, insensitive husband, or the youthful, handsome old flame. The recent success of Crazy Rich Asians demonstrates the current appetite for new takes on the romance genre and Echoes From The Past provides novelty and a strong sense of place for non-Nigerian readers. Most striking are the colourful dialogue, local politics and the feel of a city teeming with enterprise and optimism, alongside old-world values.
Tayo Emmanuel’s new novel Echoes From The Past is written in Nigerian English, which helps establish the setting early on. Just like in the novel Americanah and then in the memoir Chicken Hero, I enjoyed the rhythm of Nigerian English. For readers who aren’t ESL teachers, that means British vocabulary with the occasional odd choice of prepositions and sentence structure. There’s a glossary in the back, if any food names or local slang is confusing, but most of the time, I could figure it out from context.
It is always a pleasure to read a book that is well written, especially a work of fiction that is enthralling and that tells a story that the reader can easily relate to. Blurry Lines by Tayo Emmanuel is one such book.
Tayo’s description of people, objects, and events in Blurry Lines is really outstanding. I particularly found her description of Bruno, Nathan’s nephew, very interesting.
I think the author expertly uses the coronavirus outbreak to spark recognition in the readers, allowing them to connect deeply with the characters as well as take the time to remember their own perspective as they read.
Men have only an illusion of power while women have the power of illusion
Life, a thin thread of hope and probabilities
She’s a free spirit; he’s her brother-in-law; The pandemic is set to change the dynamics …
Widowed single parent Nathan Araba has always lived by social rules to keep his life in balance. But a family reunion is about to tip him to the edge when he gets stranded in London.
Grief threw Nathan into Maria’s arms the first time. Now, she’s married to his brother and she has only Nathan to help her through her grief when coronavirus invaded the Araba’s household. Bound together in the lockdown, emotions start running amok.
As Nathan tries to keep his family from falling apart, he is torn between embracing the love he needs or the rules he’s always lived by.
