Interview with Myne Whitman, author of A Love Rekindled
Tell us about A Love Rekindled When Efe Sagay receives a transfer to the branch of a prestigious hotel chain in the Nigerian capital, she accepts it, happy to return home to family after years in the United States. Also, Nigeria is a big place, right? There should be nothing about her new city, Abuja, to remind her of the heartbreak of her relationship with ex-fiancé, Kevwe Mukoro. However, Efe is facing Kevwe across an office seven months later, swamped by emotions she’d thought were dead. When Kevwe claims he’s never stopped loving her, and asks why she abandoned him, Efe stomps off, incensed. It was the other way around! But they are unable to stay away from each other, and buried desire flares. Ultimately, passion is no match for the bitter memories of broken promises. Efe and Kevwe have to resolve the traumatic events of the past before love can be rekindled. What genre is it? What kind of readers will it appeal to? This book is the first in your A Love Rekindled series . Are they standalone novels or are they best read in the correct order? Is there a long tradition of Nigerian romantic fiction, or is this a genre you are pioneering? Living, as you now do, in the United States, how easy is it to write about the country in which you grew up? Can you tell us about the Naija Stories: Of Tears and Kisses, Heroes and Villians (Volume 1) anthology? How and why did it come about? The mission of Naija Stories is to use community networking to encourage and support aspiring writers to improve their writing and feel more confident sharing stories from a Nigerian perspective. We also aim to encourage reading amongst the general public by making such engaging stories available on Naijastories.com, on other available partnering channels, and in anthologies. With our mix of content and activities, Naija Stories is especially versatile, attracting a diverse crop of readers, writers, and those with general interest in Nigerian literary affairs. We’re committed to telling fresh Nigerian stories; and we also promote authors, and book publishers by sharing publishing news, events and literary opportunities. The 30 stories featured in this anthology were all originally published on Naijastories.com between March 2010 and March 2011. Of Tears and Kisses, Heroes and Villains is Volume 1 of the Naija Stories series. With time, the newly established NS Publishing imprint will add other lines of anthologies. You seem to be remarkably busy; can you tell us a bit more about your websites and the social media you use? Tell us a bit about yourself. My first book, A Heart to Mend was published in December 2009, and A Love Rekindled followed in March 2011. Both books are self-published and have been well received by an ever-increasing audience of both Nigerian and international readers with reviews averaging 4 stars on Amazon, Goodreads and LibraryThing. Where can we buy your books? What’s next? |
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