Choices: A novel with a shocking twist

By Blake Knox

Seyi is born to a father who is a savant, a lover of books and knowledge who strives to raise Seyi and his brother to have additional options to choose from: education or skill acquisition, the opium of the people or free-thinking, crime or innocence, fraud or virtue, beauty or ashes, slavery or freedom. Seated on his 'throne of books', Seyi listens as his father pontificates on the vagaries of life, 'having choices gives you control'.

Trouble boils when control begins to collide with realities and apparitions in Seyi's life, as he is innocently thrust into the battle where he encounters young men who have grappled with fate. Paul, Supo, Bade and Solomon are victims of their background, society and character failures. Bruised, they have made a vow to live without options to crime. They have no sense of limits. Decadent, no morals, no scruples. It is in the midst of Seyi's collision with them that his father, his hero, perishes in a car crash. He is now forced to question his belief system. Who really is in control? God, fate or choices?

This story shows the reader the fictitious social ills as well as the day-to-day realities we are faced with. Whilst there is an interesting use of metaphor in this text, the author has done a critique of youthful exuberance and parental guidance alongside a lifelong chaperone. Seyi and Yemi will be forever grateful to their father and his 'throne of books' for the diplomatic ways of helping them explore their passion vis-?-vis the trail of death.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978597359X
• ISBN13: 9789785973594
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Abraham Blessing Educational Services Ltd.
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"