We Were Beautiful (and Other Short Stories)

Journey with Kasi as she navigates the dirty underground life of a street worker in the slums of Ajegunlẹ. What will become of Hammadi when a rude awakening reveals that the government has stolen his identity along with that of his fellow citizens? Imagine the fate of a country ruled under the heavy fist of an anti-ethnic government. Dive into...See MoreJourney with Kasi as she navigates the dirty underground life of a street worker in the slums of Ajegunlẹ. What will become of Hammadi when a rude awakening reveals that the government has stolen his identity along with that of his fellow citizens? Imagine the fate of a country ruled under the heavy fist of an anti-ethnic government. Dive into Peacock’s story; a heart-wrenching tale of loss, envy and forgiveness. Follow Reni as she marries the only boy she ever loved, even as he slowly enters the terminal stages of lung cancer. Yejide’s entire world turns upside down when she discovers she is the reincarnation of a powerful ancestor, and now has to bring an entire empire down to avenge a murder that happened centuries ago. Ife’s eighteenth birthday takes a turn for the worse as she is gifted a dead body wrapped up in a pretty package. Williams is a secret agent but soon becomes a self-proclaimed detective, as he attempts to track down a ruthless killer hell-bent on pinning crimes on him. When Badejo finds himself right in the middle of his favourite book, he hasuse whatever wit and strength he possesses to keep from getting to the end- his death! There’s nowhere else to run as Ade wakes up in a hospital with two other people who look exactly like him! What’s worse, a blood-thirsty killer is on the loose, murdering the lookalikes one by one. Battle alongside Balogun as he tries to stave off every attempt on a young prince’s life in the days leading to his coronation as the next Alake of Egbaland.