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Ola Awonubi
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A WW2 romance set in London.
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No mysteries at the moment. I write from my imagination, read widely and engage with life - lots of material there.
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As she arrived at the gala, the footmen greeted Yemi with a smile. The hotel foyer was busy and she handed her coat in at the cloakroom and was directed to the lift to get to the second floor where the event was taking place.
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If you loved Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, then The Marriage Monitoring Aunties’ Association by Ola Awonubi will absolutely charm you. We follow Sade Sodipo — a 50-year-old, successful Nigerian woman wh" Read more of this review » |
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