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.
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?
Listen to Ọgọ Ogbata discuss her inspiring debut novel, Egg-Larva-Pupa-Woman, in the BBC World Service ‘Network Africa’ studio in London! You can also read an interesting Q&A article feature of the author plus comments from readers around the world.