Book Review | The Torn Petal: Mourning A Nation's Death!
Book Title: The Torn Petal Author: Teresa Oyibo Ameh Publisher: AMAB Books and Publishing Pages: 31 Year of publication: 2017 Reviewer: Paul Liam Teresa Oyibo Ameh is a famed children literature author with several titles to her name. The Torn Petal , her newest offering in that peculiar genre is a fictionalization of the dilemma of a nation at war with itself and the hopelessness of her children caught in the theatrics of chaos, terrorism and the politics of survival. The story is set in Adamawa,North East Nigeria, the heart of Boko Haram terrorists activities. Hussaina, the sixteen years old narrator introduces us to her family at the beginning of the narration, highlighting the beauty of interfaith coexistence exemplified by her parents' marriage; her father is a dedicated christian-preacher and her mother is a devoted muslim and their family is a very happy one fuelled by love and mutual respect for humanity. Hussaina recounts her memories of the p