Lagos 1834<\/b><\/p>\n
The royals maintain a stranglehold on the city\u2019s lucrative slave trade, and battle foes with vested interests in its affairs\u2014until now . . .<\/b><\/p>\n
Prince Kosoko\u2019s life as a spare who would never sit on the throne as the Oba of Lagos comes with undeniable perks. Like boat loads of slaves docking on the busiest trading coast on the West African shoreline and the baskets laden with cowries, gold, trinkets and the finest of fabrics. Like the thrill of seducing a beautiful, forbidden woman betrothed to a powerful man.<\/span><\/p>\n In Badagry, Adele, an exiled king and Kosoko\u2019s uncle, is plotting with his newly married wife, Iyaoba Efunroye and the embittered kingmaker Eletu Odibo to disrupt the kingship of Idewu Ojulari, Kosoko\u2019s brother, the unpopular king whose reign has been marred by an economic downturn. With the British eyeing ownership of Lagos, and pressure mounting from the Benin Kingdom, Idewu\u2019s throne is sitting on a powder keg; and a single spark could lead to a cascade of events that would bring it all tumbling down.<\/span><\/p>\n Inspired by true events, <\/span>Fireflies on the Lagoon<\/span><\/i> is a tale of ambition and betrayal, where the destinies of a princess, a prince, an exiled king and an embittered kingmaker collide in a struggle for the soul of Lagos. Their lives intertwine and unravel as the city is smothered by colonial interference, culminating in a climax that would forever alter the course of history. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lagos 1834 The royals maintain a stranglehold on the city\u2019s lucrative slave trade, and battle foes with vested interests in its affairs\u2014until now . . . Prince Kosoko\u2019s life as a spare who would never sit on the throne as the Oba of Lagos comes with undeniable perks. Like boat loads of slaves docking on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"retailer":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[401],"product_tag":[139,245,216,435,484],"class_list":{"0":"post-4009","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-historical-fiction","7":"product_tag-colonialism","8":"product_tag-historical-fiction","9":"product_tag-history","10":"product_tag-tunde-leye","11":"product_tag-yoruba","12":"thb-post-share-style1","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"taxable","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n