Still Waters, Deep Wounds

By Rafael Lama Noel

In Tumaini, a town named for hope but steeped in silent suffering, Amani is born into a family already fractured. His mother, Amara, carries unspoken burdens, while his father, Jabari, embodies a generational inability to confront pain. Amani, the youngest, learns early to bury his feelings, becoming the quiet, easy child no one truly sees. Raised by his wise grandmother Nadia, he witnesses the chasm between his parents, absorbing the unspoken lesson that love and pain are inseparable. As his siblings cope with anger and detachment, Amani perfects an invisibility that becomes his deepest wound. But in a town where men don't cry, and emotions rot from the inside, how long can a hidden pain stay buried before it breaks through?Disclaimer: This show may contain expletives, strong language, and mature content for adult listeners, including sexually explicit content and themes of violence. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places or events is coincidental. This show is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, religion or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Listener's discretion is advised.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZSNWM94
• ISBN13: 9798235654099
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Rafael Lama Noel
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"