EYO
by ABIDEMI SANUSI
Meet Eyo, a 10-year-old girl from Nigeria taken to the UK with promises of a better life. The novel follows her journey around the UK as she’s passed from one ‘guardian’ to another. Eventually, she is rescued, only to realise that in even in freedom, society demands an exacting price from those it should protect.
A contemporary, world literature novel with more than a hint of suspense.
Eyo was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
…outstanding… – Judging panel on Eyo, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
Eyo, a 10-year-old girl from Nigeria, is taken to the UK with promises of a better life. The novel follows her journey around the UK as she’s passed from one ‘guardian’ to another. Eventually, she is rescued, only to realise that in even in freedom, society demands an exacting price from those it should protect.
Based on the author’s real-life experiences as a human rights worker, Eyo is a book that lives with you long after you put it down.
Eyo was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and has an average of 4.7 stars out of 5 on Amazon. But don’t take our word for it; here’s what the judging panel had to say 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
…outstanding… – Judging panel on Eyo, Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
WHY YOU SHOULD READ EYO
A word from Abidemi…
First, it’s a great book – seriously 😎
The book has on average, 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon. Readers tend to finish the book within 48 hours. I know this, because they contact via social media and other means to let me know 🙂
Second, it’s a fan favourite
Eyo might have been one of the hardest books I’d ever written, but it’s one of my favourites, simply because it’s the one that my fans love the most. And in the end, they are the people that matter.
Last, the book is based on real-life
Eyo is the result of my real-life experiences as a human rights worker. Every single experience Eyo has in the book was based on real-life cases.
When I made the decision to leave the human rights world, I just didn’t want to ‘leave’. I wanted to honour the people and children that I’d met along the way, so that they would know they mattered, that their voices mattered, and most important, that their pain and injustice wasn’t for nothing.
Eyo was my way of doing this.
Writing the book was difficult, mostly because I was writing a novel that I wanted people to enjoy. At the same time, I wanted to raise awareness of the trafficking of African children without being ‘preachy’.
It took seven drafts, seven years, and a near breakdown, but I’m glad I persevered.
Eyo was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
MEET ABIDEMI SANUSI
I am a former human rights worker turned author. When I’m not creating imaginary worlds and fantabulous characters, I help people become writers through my online writing courses. A hobbying photographer and wellbeing convert, I also help people lead more centred lives via my mostly plantbased meal plans.
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