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SARAUNIYYA: Shadows
"Before the heartbreak, before the reckoning—there was everything else."
Zainab never imagined herself as the kind of woman whose life would be dictated by love, yet love—reckless, forbidden, all-consuming—has shaped her in ways she never saw coming.
Told through the reflective lens of time, Shadows unravels the story of a woman who has lived in the grey areas of expectation and desire. Zainab Shehu walks us through the choices that led her here, the secrets she has kept, and the one truth she can no longer ignore
Set against the same backdrop of wealth, power, and the unseen burdens of privilege from Heartstrings, Shadows is a tale of love and of regret.
Some love stories burn bright, and then there are others.
Zainab never imagined herself as the kind of woman whose life would be dictated by love, yet love—reckless, forbidden, all-consuming—has shaped her in ways she never saw coming.
Told through the reflective lens of time, Shadows unravels the story of a woman who has lived in the grey areas of expectation and desire. Zainab Shehu walks us through the choices that led her here, the secrets she has kept, and the one truth she can no longer ignore
Set against the same backdrop of wealth, power, and the unseen burdens of privilege from Heartstrings, Shadows is a tale of love and of regret.
Some love stories burn bright, and then there are others.
211 pages, Paperback
Published March 26, 2025
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About the author
Ishaq Yakubu
7 books37 followersIshaq Yakubu, also known as Prince Ishaq, is a Nigerian writer, creative artist, and internet public figure. His writing explores love, power, identity, and coming of age within contemporary African societies. He writes primarily within the genres of Young Adult and Coming-of-Age fiction, Romance, and Contemporary African Literature, with a distinctive voice that blends youthful candour, political awareness, and cultural heritage.
He is the author of the Sarauniyya series, a body of work that has steadily woven itself into Abuja’s contemporary literary and youth culture, marking his emergence as a significant young voice in Nigerian literature.
Beyond fiction, Ishaq is also a poet, known for a style influenced by lyrical maximalism. His work frequently returns to the theme of love — not merely as an ideal, but as a responsibility shaped by consequence, memory, and risk.
Alongside his literary career, Ishaq maintains a public presence under the moniker SuperstarIshaq across platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, where his documentation of youth culture, style, and luxury life in Abuja exists in conversation with the worlds he explores in his writing.
Prince Ishaq’s latest publication, Gambo Santuraki Street, marks a deliberate expansion of his literary scope, signalling the beginning of a broader narrative universe that bridges romance, political consciousness, and moral complexity within the Northern Nigerian space.
Ishaq lives and writes in Nigeria.
He is the author of the Sarauniyya series, a body of work that has steadily woven itself into Abuja’s contemporary literary and youth culture, marking his emergence as a significant young voice in Nigerian literature.
Beyond fiction, Ishaq is also a poet, known for a style influenced by lyrical maximalism. His work frequently returns to the theme of love — not merely as an ideal, but as a responsibility shaped by consequence, memory, and risk.
Alongside his literary career, Ishaq maintains a public presence under the moniker SuperstarIshaq across platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, where his documentation of youth culture, style, and luxury life in Abuja exists in conversation with the worlds he explores in his writing.
Prince Ishaq’s latest publication, Gambo Santuraki Street, marks a deliberate expansion of his literary scope, signalling the beginning of a broader narrative universe that bridges romance, political consciousness, and moral complexity within the Northern Nigerian space.
Ishaq lives and writes in Nigeria.
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