So who are the defiant women we have left out? What women have you known to defy the odds – economically, emotionally and socially? What struggles have you overcome in your own life? Gentlemen, please don’t be left out! Tell us about the women who pleasantly surprise, support and inspire you.
Generous, albeit concise, comments and interesting photo submissions are most welcome. The top contributors will be selected on December 3rd 2009 and will win autographed ‘collector’s edition’ copies of the inspirational novel, Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman.
Have you ever found yourself under pressure to become less than you are in order not to make the people around you uncomfortable? Where does one draw the line between humbly holding back (so that confidence and gifting do not alienate others) and retarding the very qualities that make one outstanding? What joy is there in pleasing everyone else at your soul’s expense?
Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman is an intimate portrait of a woman who defies all odds economically, emotionally and socially… a woman who is sculpted, by the unpleasant circumstances of life, into a breathing work of art. What are the odds in your own life? What die-hard battles have you fought? What issues are you grappling with – still?
“Historically, Nigeria is famous for great literature however, many Nigerian novels have mainly got a tribal agenda. Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman is unique because it speaks to the collective yearning of the Nigerian people, in essence the African people, yet tackles universal themes like love, forgiveness, domestic violence, entrepreneurship and woman empowerment.
There has been a lack of strong women characters in African literary fiction of late, so I was inspired to create a character who’s not only beautiful but also a woman of substance – defying all odds economically, emotionally and socially.”
