Meet the AUTHOR

Farastein Mokwenye is a Nigerian freelance writer, budding entrepreneur, agriculturist, and orator. He had graduated from the department of chemical engineering at the prestigious Federal University of Technology, Owerri, before delving into writing, agro-business, and internet startups. He is an avid reader of philosophical articles and books that pertain to spirituality, the nature of reality, and the purpose of life. Farastein spent a substantial amount of time researching and digesting reports on dreams, death and the afterlife, as well as traditional African beliefs on these subject matters. An indigene of Illah, Farastein is quite familiar with the folklores, history, and traditional beliefs of his people, which feature brilliantly in the current story.

Tales of Jideofor

Could life be but a dream within a dream?

Tales of Jideofor is a work of historical fiction set in the 18th century at the zenith of the transatlantic slave trade. It follows the life of a young lad, Jideofor, from Illah in Western Igbo lands down to Jamaica, through a rich tale of dreams, destiny, love, and reincarnation.

In the story, Book 1 of the trilogy, Farastein blurs the lines between fact and fiction, and blends history with mystery seamlessly well, for you to see the truth within the myths of birth and death. Within the pages, you'll experience preserved Western Igbo cultures and beliefs, and life as a Negro slave in the Caribbean, specifically Jamaica. You'll fall in love with Jideofor and MaryJane's brief but beautiful love story. You'll be a witness to the destiny of dreams and how they unfold from birth to death from an African perspective as well as belief in reincarnation. In the end, you might just realize that life is indeed but a dream; that we all are Jideofor, in another face, in another place, living another tale.

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Tamarind Hill Press Limited

Painting the world one word at a time!

Meet the AUTHOR

Tales of Jideofor

Tamarind Hill Press Limited

Painting the world one word at a time!

Meet the AUTHOR

Tales of Jideofor

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