Abidemi Sanusi

"More than 50 books were submitted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize, Africa Region... The most striking of such novels were Eyo by Abidemi Sanusi... the panel of judges was struck by the way slavery, in new guises, has come to speak powerfully of the plight of a generation of Africans... the... texts on migration and human trafficking are outstanding commentaries on the conditions that make life in home countries unbearable, the casual cruelties meted out on strangers as they travel, and the indifference that sustains it all."           

“… The Tannoy announced the 10 a.m. flight to Manchester, United Kingdom. Femi got up, reclaimed Eyo’s hand in his and led them both to the boarding gate. Eyo took one last look behind her and whispered softly to herself, bye, bye Ajegunle. Bye, bye Nigeria.”

An illiterate ten year old girl is trafficked to the UK by her father with promises of work, an education and a fortune. And thus begins her five-year ordeal, first as a domestic servant and then as a child sex slave. Eventually, she is rescued from slavery by a Catholic priest and nun and sent back home to Nigeria to rebuild her life. And then she finds out that even in freedom, society demands an exacting price from those it should protect....

In this eponymous novel, Abidemi Sanusi brings out the twin issues of child trafficking and sex slavery, painfully living through the experiences of the many children that are trafficked to Europe each year. Every twist and every turn of the story will shock you. It is a story that will hold you enthralled for days, weeks, even months!

Abidemi Sanusi is a former human rights worker. Born in Nigeria, she now lives in the UK. She is currently working on her next book.

ISBN 978 9966 805 26 3 Trim Size: 134 x 202