Half eye of the gods

About the Book

About 300,000 African babies are born annually with sickle cell disorders. Until Ibun, former Miss Nigeria gas her second son, both with sickle cell disease, a bold deception threatens to plunge her family into controversy. Intrigue and death-in-bed syndrome, mingle in one of the finest mysteries as Ibun's son is held hostage not by guns or bombs, but by a defect in the b-globin chain of haemoglobin. Soon she is obsessed with consulting the African gods for solution to her problems. From this moment, Ibun and her family are caught up in a nightmare whirlwind of marital isolation, deception and serial death in her family. Her marriage was at a breaking point. Basically, traditional Africans consult the gods of good health for medical problems like infertility and mysterious illness. "Will the African gods come to the aid of former Miss Nigeria?" The truth that she will learn is the most shocking deception of all. It is a skillfully piece with a savage twist in the story.

About the Author

Ajige Horeb is the author of the book, Black women cajoled by naked gods. He lives with his family in the Highland Plateau of Jos.