Publisher's Synopsis
An insight into the ordeals of an African generation constantly exposed to the trendy western liberal lifestyle in a socio-culturally undynamic society replete with homophobic and patriarchial discrimination .The book's protagonists, Charles and Belinda who are millienials from diverse cultural backgrounds face severe political, cultural and religious prejudices against their gender and sexual identity in a society where such discriminatory practices are supported by government laws and policies.Charles Oputa is the son of the disciplinarian and moralist multi-millionaire Mr. Odita Oputa. He is also the heir apparent to the multi-million dynasty. Right from childhood he was up against societal backlash against his perceived weird personality. Later in life, he has to take a decision between pursuing self identity or living up to his domineering father's puritan expectations.Belinda Ikeji, is an Afro-American daughter of a Nigerian immigrant whose claim to her late father's fortune is undermined by her paternal relatives' bias against her gender and sexuality.Their paths in life pitch them against morally corrupt, hypocritical individuals whom their society defers to. In a battle that may lead to death or imprisonment, do they back down or follow their hearts in the search for love and self identity.The two main characters remained defiant in the face of adversity and throughout the novel came across individuals who fortuitously help define their socially detestable class and sexual orientation. The writer's profound deployment of strong worded description and several flashback narration brings the characters to life in a manner that captures the imagination of the audience, thus creating an empathy with the underlying theme and setting of the book.The sexual content is kept perversely steamy and unsubtley stimulating unsubtle. Considering the prohibitive or taboo status of the central themeof the novel, it may yet be an era defining fiction in the social evolution of the present generation of youths in Africa.
