{"id":534,"date":"2022-05-07T22:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T22:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2023-08-26T12:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T12:06:14","slug":"the-house-of-shells","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/?page_id=534","title":{"rendered":"The House of Shells"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"534\" class=\"elementor elementor-534\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc6805 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc6805\" 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-9043adb\" data-id=\"9043adb\" 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-07c9991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"07c9991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VID-20220314-WA0002.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-a787a4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a787a4e\" 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-78f1ba63\" data-id=\"78f1ba63\" 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-4e10a120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e10a120\" 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\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n<p>Kuki refuses to believe in the curse of the Abiku. Her destiny is not to die young! Her biggest problem right now is moving house and fitting in at her new school.<\/p>\n\n<p>One evening while exploring, Kuki spies a driveway lined with giant palm trees. It leads to an abandoned beach house of shadows and scattered sea shells. And in the fading light, she meets a girl called Enilo. They become friends &#8211; the best of friends. Until Kuki makes a terrifying discovery &#8230;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #03baca;\"><strong>A magic realist adventure set in Nigeria and drawing from rich Yoruba mythology, for children aged 9+ and young-at-heart adults. A story about the power of female friendship over fear and superstition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-563\" src=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-873x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-768x901.jpg 768w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-1309x1536.jpg 1309w, https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Fullboook-1746x2048.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praise for The House of Shells<\/h2>\n\n<p>&#8216;Traor\u00e9, a masterful storyteller.&#8217; <mark class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #03baca;\">Charlotte Eyre (The Bookseller)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n<p>The House of Shells has been selected as &#8220;One to Watch&#8221; by The Bookseller<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"OrderLinks\">Order links<\/h2>\n\n<p>This novel will be released on July 7, 2022.<\/p>\n\n<p>Pre-order at your favourite bookseller. For example:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/House-Shells-award-winning-Children-Quicksands\/dp\/1913696715\/ref=zg_bs_15512473031_17\/260-7769486-8803210?pd_rd_i=1913696715&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-house-of-shells\/efua-traore\/9781913696719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waterstones<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/blackwells.co.uk\/bookshop\/product\/The-House-of-Shells-by-Efua-Traor\/9781913696719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackwell&#8217;s<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/House-Shells-Efua-Traore\/9781913696719?ref=grid-view&amp;qid=1651964211823&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book Depository<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/masobebooks.com\/books\/the-house-of-shells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masobe<\/a> <a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hive.co.uk\/Product\/Efua-Traore\/The-House-of-Shells\/27037612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 100%;\"><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-default\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For the lovely book cover design &amp; illustrations for The House of Shells I thank <a href=\"https:\/\/studiohelen.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #03baca;\">Studio H, Helen Crawford-White<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/efua-traore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/VID-20220314-WA0002.mp4 Summary Kuki refuses to believe in the curse of the Abiku. 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