Blessings<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is an elegant and exquisitely moving debut story of love and loneliness that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one\u2019s truest self, and the love that can flourish in spite of it all. The author skilfully navigates the intricate terrain of coming of age and homosexuality, offering a raw and honest portrayal of the challenges many LGBTQ+ individuals endure while searching for their place in the society. As Obiefuna embarks on a journey of self-discovery, readers are drawn into a world of inner turmoil, external pressures, and the desire for acceptance.<\/p>\n When Obiefuna\u2019s father witnesses and intimate moment between his teenage son and the family apprentice, newly arrived from the nearby village, he banishes Obiefuna to a Christian boarding school marked by strict hierarchy and routine, devastating violence. Utterly alienated from the people he loves, Obiefuna begins a journey of self-discovery and blossoming desire, while his mother Uzoamaka grapples to hold onto her favourite son, her truest friend.<\/p>\n Blessings\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has been critically appraised as:<\/p>\n \u201cWonderfully observant and so beautiful.\u201d \u2014Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA masterfully executed story about love, faith and sexuality that clenches your heart and doesn\u2019t let go until the very last page.\u201d \u2014Elvin James Mensah<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n About the author<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n These Letters End In Tears By Musih Tedji Xaviere<\/strong><\/p>\n These Letters End in Tears<\/em>\u00a0is the heart-wrenching, forbidden love story of a Christian girl who falls in love with a Muslim girl in a country where being gay is punishable by law<\/strong>. This is an urgent and devastating story about the cost of living in a place that refuses to recognise your humanity. With vivid and textured prose, Xaviere weaves an unforgettable tale that will leave readers wanting more, not just of the book, but of life in its totality.<\/p>\n Bessem notices Fatima for the first time on the soccer field\u2014muscular and focused, she\u2019s the only woman playing and seems completely at ease. When Fatima chases a rogue ball in her direction, Bessem freezes, mesmerized by the athlete\u2019s charm and beauty. One playful wink from Fatima, and Bessem knows her life will never be the same.![\"\"](\"http:\/\/masobebooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chukwuebuka-Ibeh-2-1.jpg\")
\nChukwuebuka Ibeh<\/strong>\u00a0is a writer from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. His writing has appeared in McSweeney\u2019s, Dappled Things, Lolwe, and The New England Review of Books, and he\u2019s been profiled as one of the \u201cMost Promising New Voices of Nigerian Fiction\u201d in Electric Literature. He was runner-up for the 2021 J.F Powers Prize for Fiction, a finalist for the 2019 Gerald Kraak Award and 2020 Morland Foundation Scholarship.<\/p>\n
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\nWhen Fatima\u2019s brother discovers their affair, things take a dangerous turn resulting in Fatima\u2019s mysterious disappearance. Days, turn to weeks and then decades, and Fatima remains unfound.
\nAfter spotting a mutual friend for the first time in years\u2014the last person who may have seen Fatima\u2014Bessem embarks on a winding search for her lost love.<\/p>\n
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