Uzo and the Hidden Elders

By Onuegbu Eze

"Listen well, Uzo," said Egesi. "Not all women who speak are meant to be heard - but some who whisper, whisper fire."

In the sun-drenched village of Umudiokpa a boy named Uzo stumbles between silence and seeing. Raised by a cruel stepmother and haunted by his half-brother's shadow, Uzo seeks meaning beyond the kitchen hearth and village brawls. But when the forbidden stories of an outcast woman begin to echo in his dreams, the path of his life changes forever.

Uzo and the Spirit Helpers is a spellbinding African coming-of-age novel that weaves Igbo folklore, ancestral memory, water spirits, and the agony of growing up in a world ruled by silence. Between market girls and gods, snake princes and river women, Uzo must decide what kind of man - or seer - he will become.

At once mythic, intimate, and emotionally searing, this lyrical tale is a testimony to the children who see too much and the ancestors who never truly leave.

He who closes his eye first sees the spirits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLD8SSMB
• ISBN13: 9798296683908
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"