THEY HAVE NO BIRTHDAY
The trail and travail of a domestic help
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About the Book
The book is a story of a young girl whose epic challenges bent her to a point of attempted murder. Boma’s father was Head of Chancery at the Nigerian Embassy in Paris. Her promising life turned gloomy when her father eloped with his beau to America abandoning the family in France. Her mother later died of breast cancer at home in Nigeria. A scheming uncle tried to marry her to a wealthy Muslim fleet owner. The man’s attempt to rape her resulted in Boma smashing his head with a whisky bottle. Fleeing from justice, Boma landed in the home of a university couple where she suffered indignities.
About the Author
Isaac Umelo is a 70year old Electrical Engineer, a former staff of Unilever and an Alumni of Haggai Institute Singapore. He started writing in High School contributing articles to Christian magazines and national newspapers. He has written four novels. The author was a chapter President of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International in Lagos where he led the Prison Welfare committee to impact on Prison conditions. He is a Deacon of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission Lagos and a Co-Author of the “Gratitude Book Project 2013: A Celebration of 365 days of Gratitude,” a NY Best seller edited by Dona Kozik. Isaac Umelo is a father of 6.