Category: Fiction, Novels & Story Books
On a visit to the coast of Marina, Lagos, Siwoolu and his young
family are lured by a traitor to a grand merchant ship where they are
captured by slaveholders masquerading as traders. On the way to the new
world, they are rescued by abolitionists on a British naval ship and
sent to Freetown, a haven for freed slaves.
They settle in their
new home, grow their family, and become successful merchants, trading
goods between Freetown and Eko. Dotunu, Siwoolu’s wife, falls in love
with another man and is caught in a love triangle. But their lives are
upended again when they hear that the kingdom has selected the traitor
as king. Siwoolu, content with his new life, yet fearful of a curse that
lurks in the shadows, refuses to return, but Dotunu is determined to
keep the traitor from the throne. She turns to their son, Oșolu, who is
running from his own demons, to seize the throne that is rightfully
theirs.