Where We End & Begin by Jane Igharo
CBC News | Posted: July 4, 2023 5:03 PM | Last Updated: July 4, 2023
A story about star-crossed lovers who reunite at a wedding and rekindle their romance
Dunni hasn't seen her high school boyfriend, Obinna, since she left Nigeria to attend college in America. Before their devastating separation, they vowed to find their way back to each other one day.
Twelve years later, and their vow is a thing of the past. Dunni works as a geneticist in Seattle and is engaged to a man she doesn't love but one her parents approve of. Her future is laid out for her, and everything is going according to plan until she returns to Nigeria for a friend's wedding and runs into Obinna. The shy, awkward boy she loved as a teenager is now a sophisticated, confident man. Things have changed, but there's still an undeniable connection between them.
As they rediscover each other, their days filled with desire and passion, Dunni is reminded of the beautiful future she once planned with Obinna. But when devastating secrets are revealed and the reckless actions of their past bring new challenges, she's left questioning everything, including if the love that consumed her as a teenager is still worth holding on to.
(From Berkley)
Jane Igharo came to Canada from Nigeria when she was 12 years old. She currently lives in Toronto. Her debut novel was Ties That Tether.