Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman Virtual Book Tour January & February 2010

Join Ogo Ogbata, author of the historical fiction novel, Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman (Priceless Books), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January 2010 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion!

About Ogo Ogbata

Ọgọ (pronounced ‘or-gore?’) is a multi-talented writer, speaker and creative consultant. Originally from Iwollo in Enugu State, Nigeria, she comes from a family of four sisters and three brothers. Her father before he became self-employed was Divisional Manager at a multinational oil company, her mother was a mathematics teacher/home-maker and her husband is a Civil Litigation Lawyer. She lives in Northamptonshire, England.

Ọgọ has ‘always’ loved writing and remembers penning sketchy stories as early as age four yet studied Computer Science at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka. About a year after graduation, she started to write a regular socio-political column for The Guardian (one of Africa’s largest circulated newspapers), whilst working as an executive at a direct marketing multinational company. She has also worked in the UK financial services industry, garnering invaluable experience in sales and marketing as well as customer relations.

In addition to writing fiction and nonfiction books, Ọgọ now delivers training, coaching and consulting programmes designed to help professionals, organizations and communities make the most of their creativity and potential – working independently and in conjunction with organisations such as Business Link and the highly regarded University of Northampton Business School. She believes that creativity and business sense must go hand in hand in order for creative artists and talented professionals to make the most of their potential.  You can visit her website at www.ogoogbata.com.

About Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman

Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman by Ogo Akubue-Ogbata (click on cover to purchase)

“Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman is about the metamorphosis of a young girl into a woman of courage, juxtaposed with the evolution of the country she loves but doesn’t understand…”

“This book isn’t content with just being a love story, or a story about the relationships women have throughout their lives. It is an amazing read on a culture and world many will never experience. Beautifully written and full of detail and mystery…”

The story kicks off in the early 1950s when two orphan sisters are separated against their wish because their aunt cannot afford to feed two mouths. The first sister is weak and wilts away but the second, Nkiru, digs deep and keeps on walking.

In the wake of her country’s independence from British rule, Nkiru meets an aspiring diplomat with radical political views and hopes that love will put her life back on course. However, love only complicates things. Her new husband asks for more than she knows how to give and the past is filled with shameful secrets that threaten to erupt.

The plot thickens as Nkiru climbs the ladder of life, fearing the sudden loss of all that she has toiled for (her children’s love, her husband’s trust and the successful business she built out of nothing) all because of a single fatal mistake. At the same time, Nigeria descends further into conflict and corruption as a single foundational flaw leads to a brutal war and lingering mistrust.

Eventually Nkiru finds the courage to confront the past and seek forgiveness for an unpardonable sin. This is the only path to peace – both for Nkiru and her beloved country, Nigeria.

Set in the politically charged colonial and post-independence Nigeria (as well as the vibrant capitals of Uganda, Sierra Leone and Britain), Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman is a novel that fearlessly chronicles the history of Africa’s most populous and complex country whilst tackling big themes such as ethnic identity, racial discrimination, domestic violence, gender equality, endemic corruption, entrepreneurship and self actualisation, as well as universal themes such as love, mother-daughter relationships, betrayal and forgiveness.

Through a language of passion, poetry and deceptive simplicity, we see sisters and daughters, mothers and wives who metamorphose over time, juxtaposed with a nation’s fight for freedom, fall from grace and pursuit of an elusive destiny.

Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman: Buy it, Read it, Love it!

Book Reviews

“Ogo Akubue-Ogbata tells a very human story in Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman. Her voice is assured. A writer of great promise, she has added the needed dimension to Nigerian Independence and the marking of the Black History Month.” The Guardian

“Ọgọ Akubue-Ogbata dares to walk where angels fear to tread… In Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman she creates a heroine, Nkiru, whose history blends seamlessly into the history of the Nigerian nation and by extension the black world.” Caine Prize nominee Maxim Uzoatu for ThisDay Newspaper – Nigeria (www.thisdayonline.com)

“Ọgọ, this is wonderful. The language is rich, the Nigerian voices audible, the motivations stark and powerful. There is lots of beautiful and unusual imagery in this story as well as emotion and tension.” Julia Mary Lichtblau, New York – USA: Veteran Financial Journalist (for Business Week, Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal), 2007 winner of The Paris Writer’s Workshop Scholarship and Member of The Writer’s Room NYC

“This book isn’t content with just being a love story, or a story about the relationships women have throughout their lives. It is an amazing read on a culture and world many of us in America will never experience. Beautifully written and full of detail and mystery, it is a book that I would recommend to anyone looking for something different and unique.” Laura Wheeler, Amazon Reviewer