Hello,

This appeal goes to Nigerians aged 30-50.

For years, I've been trying to find a Nigerian novel.

This novel was syndicated in Sunday/Weekend Vanguard newspaper in the early 1990s.

By 'syndicated', I mean the novel was published as a serial in Sunday Vanguard over several months. I'm not sure of the year, but this was between 1992 and 1998. Sunday Vanguard and Weekend/Saturday Vanguard frequently had this practice of syndicating Nigerian novels every weekend across the middle 4 pages of the newspaper over several weeks/months.
I read several novels through them. One of them was 'Time Changes Yesterday'. Another such novel that I faintly remember was 'Sunset in the Clouds' starring a guy named Boro.

This particular story that I'm looking for...I have no idea what the novel's title is, but I remember quite a lot about the plot and characters.

It was about a young dating couple called Emeka and Evelyn, both students at OAU, Ife.

Evelyn was from a rich family. She was a born-again christian (no sex till marriage) and she loved Emeka. Her brother bought her a car for her birthday.

Emeka was from a poor family, I think. He was a good pianist and played for their campus fellowship. He was a fuckboy, but he hid it very well from Evelyn. There was a babe called Ruth who had sex with Emeka many times and was also in their campus fellowship. Emeka wanted to stop sleeping with her but she always kept coming back for sex. One cliffhanger serial ended with a knock on his door (probably by Evelyn) while Emeka and Ruth were having sex.

One Sunday Morning, as Emeka was preparing for church service, he got a lady visitor called Dayo who came to 'preach' to him. This Dayo was a friend of Ruth and knew that Emeka was a fuckboy stud. Emeka 'seduced' Dayo and they were having sex and got caught by Evelyn, Rachel and some others (they had suddenly visited Emeka because he was abent from church service).

The next part I remember was when there was a riot in the school (I dont remember what caused it) and some cultists or bad guys were going around destroying property and raping students. Evelyn was almost raped but Emeka arrived in time and saved her. He had been begging her for forgiveness.

I don't know how the novel ended. The last scene that I remember was soon after the riots when they were together and Emeka tried to kiss Evelyn but she remembered his cheating and pushed him away saying "You are dirty!"


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Please, if you remember this novel or know the name or the person that wrote it, please mention me or contact me via spacyzuma@yahoo.com

Thank you.

I've found what I'm looking for.

The book is called 'Burn Again'
Author is Osa Amadi.

I just have to find and contact him now to get the book.

spacyzuma:
I've found what I'm looking for.

The book is called 'Burn Again'
Author is Osa Amadi.

I just have to find and contact him now to get the book.

Pls brother when u get it kindly send to my email anthonyokechukwu@yahoo.com, d novel will be very interesting. Tanx

Kaycee9242:


Pls brother when u get it kindly send to my email anthonyokechukwu@yahoo.com, d novel will be very interesting. Tanx

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