{"id":435,"date":"2021-05-14T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T09:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=435"},"modified":"2024-04-19T07:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T07:03:03","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"435\" class=\"elementor elementor-435\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10fd467c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10fd467c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e8494\" data-id=\"34e8494\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f24953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f24953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome!<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HPET-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HPET-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HPET-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HPET-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HPET.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Hi, I\u2019m Efua \u2013 welcome to my page!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Nigerian-German author and I grew up in a small town in Nigeria. For as long as I can remember, my head was always buzzing with little stories, but it was not until much later that I began to write them down.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>My writing is inspired by a sometimes overpowering sense of adventure, my fascination with myths, legends and superstitions and bouts of sudden nostalgia for the far-away place I grew up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c2415a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c2415a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1917c80\" data-id=\"1917c80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e40c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e40c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49c710e\" data-id=\"49c710e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8067893 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8067893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ET-close-up.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-326307a\" data-id=\"326307a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e85d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e85d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Hi, I\u2019m Efua.<\/h1>\n<p>I\u2019m a Nigerian-German author and I grew up in a small town in Nigeria. For as long as I can remember, my head was always buzzing with little stories, but it was not until much later that I began to write them down.<\/p>\n<p>My writing is inspired by a sometimes overpowering sense of adventure, my fascination with myths, legends and superstitions and bouts of sudden nostalgia for the far-away place I grew up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfa35d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfa35d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b632e9\" data-id=\"0b632e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b56419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b56419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These are my children's books...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8738c2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8738c2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ed7bf\" data-id=\"a7ed7bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd30ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd30ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=506\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thumbnail-1-1011x1024-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thumbnail-1-1011x1024-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thumbnail-1-1011x1024-1-270x270.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/thumbnail-1-1011x1024-1-230x230.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ca6fa1\" data-id=\"2ca6fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a0649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a0649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My debut novel, <strong style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><u>Children of the Quicksands<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0won the Times\/Chicken House Prize. The Sunday Times and the Guardian named it among the best books for children in 2021. The Junior Library Guild selected it as JLG Gold Standard in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It is a magical adventure story about a 13 year old girl sent to a remote Nigerian village. She is determined to unravel an old family secret and discovers a forbidden lake.<\/p>\n<p>Children of the Quicksands has been translated into numerous languages and\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span>available <em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=506#OrderLinks\"><u>here<\/u> <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;\">for kids and young-at-heart adults.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee7629 elementor-button-warning elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ee7629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=506\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy the book here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2bed71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2bed71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4489d8\" data-id=\"f4489d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8134f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8134f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=534\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Fullboook-pohkbyqvc1mc0hrj459qegpqag06qn735gsz2013tw.jpg\" title=\"Fullboook\" alt=\"Fullboook\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6bab18\" data-id=\"f6bab18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faabff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2faabff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The House of Shells\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">is a magic realist adventure drawing from the rich Yoruba mythology. The Bookseller has selected it as\u00a0\u201cOne to Watch\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is a story about a very special bond between two girls, and\u00a0the power of friendship over\u00a0fear and superstition.\u00a0Readers who enjoy the thrill of haunted houses, wicked spirits and old family curses will love this one.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Shells is available\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=534#OrderLinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a700ab1 elementor-button-warning elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a700ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-pulse-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/masobebooks.com\/books\/the-house-of-shells\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy now on MasobeBooks.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7842a22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7842a22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a80be\" data-id=\"50a80be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bbdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80bbdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=978\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-196x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-1004x1536.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-1339x2048.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/One-Chance-Dance-scaled.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b44249\" data-id=\"9b44249\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1dc8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1dc8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>One Chance Dance<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0was the Times Children\u2019s Book of the Year 2023! A heartwarming, exciting story of friendship, wonder and dance. A contemporary adventure of destiny, friendship and dance set in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Jomi hopes to find his missing mum by dancing on a TV talent show in a story which offers emotional pull and a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>You can get your copy of One Chance Dance <strong><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=978#OrderLinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd50d51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd50d51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8154\" data-id=\"a4c8154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b527c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b527c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">and this is my first book for young adults!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1d019f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1d019f\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">A supernatural thriller, blending African myth, friendship, romance and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">self-discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sixteen-year-old adopted Tara has questions &#8211; about who she is, where\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">she belongs, why she dreams&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you are ready for a haunting, gothic mystery set in a Nigerian boarding\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">school then get your copy\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Sister-Spirit-Efua- Traor%C3%A9\/dp\/1035907577\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=lFdLC&amp;content- 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