One Woman’s Test of Courage Becomes a Journey of Soul!
Gracy Ukala is an award-winning novelist from Nigeria. Her two published novels, Dizzy Angel and The Broken Bond, address the difficulties of life encountered by women who live in a world where men rule over their lives, and mental and physical abuse is commonplace. Her newest novel, Ada in London, continues the theme, as she exposes the tribulations of a highly educated Nigerian woman, Ada, who must cope with not only a philandering husband but one whose shady business practices has brought the family to the edge of financial ruin.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 28, 2006 -- “To the baby, Little Julia, she gave many fond kisses. Tears beclouded her eyes as she climbed into the car that was to take her and Fred to Lagos, the car that would take her away from her children's warm love, her staying power. Would she be able to cope without them? Can she cook and eat alone with no one asking for more? ‘What does mother hen do when her chuckles bring none of her chicks home, under her warm wings and sagging stomach? Does she writhe in pain from the acute jab from the knife called loneliness?’”
Sent against her will to London, Ada must seek employment in the hopes that she will make enough money to save her family. As her evolving circumstances take her from cleaning woman to waitress to teacher in a poor London school, Ada faces tests of racism, sexism and survival.
Ada in London is a story about the choices that mold a life, the strength found in abiding faith, and one woman’s search for love and self-esteem.
ISBN(s): Paperback – 1598000780; Hardback – 1598000799
Retail Price(s): Paperback – $14.95, Hardback – $18.95
Size and Format(s): 6 x 9 Paperback/Hardback
Page count: 172
Publication Date: November 2005
Availability: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, www.outskirtspress.com/GracyUkala
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