Blurry Lines: When grief eats so deep, how do you find love?

by Tayo Emmanuel

She’s a free spirit, he’s her brother-in-law; the pandemic is set to change the dynamics …Widowed single parent, Nathan Araba has always lived by social rules to keep his life in balance. But a family reunion is about to tip him to the edge when he gets stranded in London. Grief threw Nathan into Maria’s arms the first time. Now, she’s married to his brother and she has only Nathan to help her through her grief when coronavirus invaded the Araba’s household. Bound together in the lockdown, emotions start running amok.As Nathan tries to keep his family from falling apart, he is torn between embracing the love he needs or the rules he’s always lived by.'Tayo Emmanuel lures the reader her readers into the world of her characters, leaving them to figure out what next could follow.’ Tell Magazine

330 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2020

About the author

Tayo Emmanuel, grew up in Lagos where she was educated to Masters degree. Working mostly in financial services and banking, she has professional experience in Communications, Business Development, Brand Management and Business Analysis.

In 2011, she wrote her first book- Little Things of Eternal Value, a compilation of short stories and poems. Her first novel, A Bouquet of Dilemma was written in 2013 and her second novel, Echoes from the Past which was themed on forgiveness has been adapted into a movie titled Echoes and is waiting to be released. Her third novel, Blurry Lines, was an exposition of how people lived, lost and found love during the covid19 pandemic.

Tayo draws inspiration from real issues she witnesses in everyday lives to tell her stories. An incurable optimist and romantic, she is continually fascinated by the interplay and unpredictability of human relationships. She currently lives in London, works in banking and runs her long-suffering family. She is a passionate speaker on relationships and family-life matters and she can be constantly found meddling with people’s love affairs.
Her latest work Peace in the Abyss is set to tug at your heart and cause a stir.