My people, gather here make I gist you! One Naija author and medical doctor wey dey shine like star for book world, Onose Callima-Inino, don drop her new book wey dem call ‘A Cord of Three Strands‘. E go make you reason about marriage and wetin fit make am work.
This babe don write four books, and dis one na her latest. E be Christian romance wey touch on how one couple wey don waka hit wahala for their marriage go find their way back to each other and to God. As she dey yarn with our correspondent, Grace, she talk say she choose to write about marriage because many people dey fake am — dem dey smile for outside but inside, wahala dey.
According to Onose, marriage no be play. If husband and wife no sit down to set their intentions right, dem go just dey run in circles. She talk about the idea of ‘A Cord of Three Strands’ wey dey mean say God, husband, and wife dey hold the marriage tight. No be small matter, o! Dem fit break if God no dey inside.
On top how couples fit find happiness for their marriage, she yarn say make dem put in work. Na so we fit dey preserve our marriage like us dey do business. If you fit carry your money go learn business gist, why you no fit go learn how to handle your marriage? Na so she dey reason am.
When dem ask am about how many people dey prepare for marriage for Naija, she say many dey branch side of wedding glamour while dem dey forget about the real work wey marriage go require. E no dey surprise me o, because na true she talk. Many people dey prepare for just one day, but marriage na journey wey go last forever, no be one ceremony.
For her thoughts as a doctor, she talk say marriage na partnership, and if both partners no ready to settle down some bad attitudes before marriage, dem fit just dey carry wahala enter the house. She emphasize say the first step na to let go of negative thoughts, sabi who you be dey go into the marriage. If you carry bad attitude enter, e go dey hard to fix anything.
Dis lady don marry for 15 years, so she sabi beta way. She even talk about how in-laws dey fit scatter palava if you no handle them well. If nah your in-law wey no dey gree, e fit choke for your marriage matter if you no wise up.
When we reach the topic of book publishing for Naija, she talk say e no easy at all. To publish your book fit drain your pocket, but she sabi how to promote her work before e drop. She don already get fans wey dey eager to buy her new book, because she don dey build relationship with her readers.
Her previous works don win plenty awards, including The Third Day and Shadow of His Wings, and now dis ‘A Cord of Three Strands’ go surely join the winning train. She dey available on platforms like Amazon, to make people grab am easily.
Onose na real Naija woman wey dey use her pen address serious matters wey dey affect marriage. If you no read her book, you dey miss out!
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