Betrayed by Her Own Lover

By Fabien Akili

Betrayed by Her Own Lover is a lyrical, unflinching tribute to the African woman - beautiful, loyal, and enduring - who was promised love and liberation, but was handed betrayal instead.

Told through poetic prose and searing reflection, this book traces the journey of a woman who gave everything to a man who once vowed to protect her, only to watch him kneel before colonizers, praise empires, and trade her dignity for personal gain. As he wore suits stitched by foreign power and danced in the halls of submission, she remained barefoot in the fields - feeding children, burying hope, and still believing in the fire they once shared.

This is her story.
The story of the woman who carried nations in her womb,
Planted crops in dust,
And rose in silence while her lover bowed in shame.

Betrayed by Her Own Lover is not just a tale of abandonment -
It is a hymn to resilience.
A mirror for failed leadership.
A coronation of the woman history could not kill.

Powerful, poetic, and profoundly political, this book is for those who dare to remember - and for the women who never forgot who they are.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1998792633
• ISBN13: 9781998792634
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Ackiley
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"