In partnership with Ouida book, we are launching our book review with a very prolific writer, Hadiza Isma El-Rufai with her book, An Abundance of Scorpions.
Born in Kano, Hadiza Isma El-Rufai holds BSc and MSc degrees in Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and an MBA degree from the same university. She also has an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.
She is the founder of the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation which aims to awaken and nurture creativity in children and improve the literacy skills of disadvantaged young women in northern Nigeria.
Hadiza currently lives in Kaduna with her husband and children. An Abundance of Scorpions is her first novel. Her Novel – An Abundance Of Scorpions Published by Ouida Books in 2017. The novel was inspired by the volunteer work she did at an orphanage in Abuja.
Synopsis – An Abundance of Scorpions
Following a horrific tragedy, Tambaya leaves Kano for Accra to live with her brother, Aminu. Sadly, her dream of a new beginning is dashed when she can no longer endure the indignity she suffers at the hands of her brother’s new wife.
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Tambaya returns to northern Nigeria and soon finds work as a matron in an orphanage, under the watchful eye of the ruthless Miss Scholastica. Just when she begins to settle into her new life, an unexpected visit threatens to destroy everything she has worked so hard to build. Tambaya faces moral dilemmas on all sides, but she must stop her life from unravelling once again.
Vulnerable, and surrounded by malice, corruption and greed, Tambaya struggles to shape her destiny. An Abundance of Scorpions charts one woman’s journey through grief and uncertainty to a road that leads to self-discovery, redemption and love.
Ouida books is a publisher that prepares, prints and issues fantastic fiction, biographies, humour-writing and creative nonfiction. They have two imprints: Tanja for children’s books and Cognix for non-fiction.
You can get a copy of the book for three thousand naira (3,000NGN) only. Kindly visit Ouida books website at www.ouidabooks.com or, their social media handles via @ouidabooks to make your purchase.