One Cowrie Shell

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Historical, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
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Author: Reuben Sparks ISBN: 9781491780275
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: November 21, 2015
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Reuben Sparks
ISBN: 9781491780275
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: November 21, 2015
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

Fifteen-year-old Jaiye is an African tribesman who has grown up amid constant warring between his tribe, the Yoruba, and their neighbors. As he curiously watches Yoruba prisoners of war paraded to a slave ship, Jaiye contemplates their future and anxiously awaits his foray into manhood when he will fight in the same battles and marry the woman the village elders have chosen for him. Unfortunately, she is not the same woman Jaiye has chosen for himself.

Infatuated with a Yoruba girl named Kembi, Jaiye petitions his high priest father to help him change the elders plans. When his father rejects his offer, Jaiye hatches his own plan to defy his cultures traditions and pursue his fate. When his strategy goes awry, Jaiye is led on a journey across three continents to claim his bride. But when he finally finds her, Kembi gives him unsettling news that sends him on a new path where he witnesses the shocking effects of slavery. When he finally returns home, Jaiye relays an important message to his fellow villagers that proves the difference one child can make on the world.

One Cowrie Shell shares the compelling tale of a young Yoruba tribesmans journey during the 1800s to find his one true love and ultimately his purpose.

This book intertwines and pushes forth the crucial importance of defiance with tact
Ebony Davis, editor

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Fifteen-year-old Jaiye is an African tribesman who has grown up amid constant warring between his tribe, the Yoruba, and their neighbors. As he curiously watches Yoruba prisoners of war paraded to a slave ship, Jaiye contemplates their future and anxiously awaits his foray into manhood when he will fight in the same battles and marry the woman the village elders have chosen for him. Unfortunately, she is not the same woman Jaiye has chosen for himself.

Infatuated with a Yoruba girl named Kembi, Jaiye petitions his high priest father to help him change the elders plans. When his father rejects his offer, Jaiye hatches his own plan to defy his cultures traditions and pursue his fate. When his strategy goes awry, Jaiye is led on a journey across three continents to claim his bride. But when he finally finds her, Kembi gives him unsettling news that sends him on a new path where he witnesses the shocking effects of slavery. When he finally returns home, Jaiye relays an important message to his fellow villagers that proves the difference one child can make on the world.

One Cowrie Shell shares the compelling tale of a young Yoruba tribesmans journey during the 1800s to find his one true love and ultimately his purpose.

This book intertwines and pushes forth the crucial importance of defiance with tact
Ebony Davis, editor

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