Lies and the Scent of Roses

Alban Désiré Afène

A compte d’auteur

2024

284 p.

4ème de couverture : In June 2024, Olusegun Ibikunle Akintola, a prominent candidate for the governorship of Lagos State in Nigeria ended his own life during the election campaign. This national incident prompted journalist and media mogul Morenike Iretiola Jalade to investigate. Her quest for answers led her to Charles Eyitayo Obadara who appeard to be the only person with conclusive information regarding senator Akintola untimely death. However, Obadara revealed starting details that shifted the focus of her inquiry, forcing her to confront one of the darkest time in her own life.

This tought-provoking novel explore the personal journey of Morenike Iretiola Jalade whose romantic life has been deeply impacted by a social taboo that shattered her self-esteem and everything she believed in. Her unexpected yet transformative conversation with Charles serves as catalyst for her resilience, enabling her to confront her fears, archieve self-forgiveness and untimately reconcile with her life.

L’ Auteur : Alban D. Afène is a writer residing in the United States originally from Gabon, a french speaking nation in central Africa. He began his literary career in 2009 with the publication of the novel « Essola » by l’Harmattan in France. Since then, he has created a remakable collection of 15 novels witch include 8 books in the detective series « Homicides 241 » along with two poetry anthologies.  

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