It Wasn’t Exactly Love

A selection of participants from the 2012 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop come together in this delightful collection of 13 stories that tell of humans and human relationships. ‘Be Happy’ chronicles a woman’s journey to contentment in a marriage she has settled for. An adolescent is faced with a shocking reality while attending a Catholic boys’ school in ‘A Taste of It’. In ‘An Autodidact’s Guide to Sex-Ed’ a woman contemplates the right time to introduce her children to sex. Domestic violence is explored in ‘You Take Me for a Goat’. ‘Ladies Night’ tells of the escapades of a middle-aged married man in the city of Accra. This collection of short stories dazzles with its simplicity and resonance. It Wasn’t Exactly Love is a profound journey into the ties that bind us.

 Pages: 192

Kechi Nomu Martin

Chinagorom Chika

Oduah Mona

Zutshi Opubor

Ejike Kanife

Samuel Kolawole

Mazi Nwonwu

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Monique Kwachou

Efembe Eke

Richard Ali Ese

Lerato Emuwa

Yewande Omotoso