Stories We Share - Bojang Sukai Mbye

Stories we Share begins with the teenage bride who shatters her husband's dream of consummating their arranged marriage. Eligible, rich and single, Bakary fumes over the rejection of his marital proposal to Mai in 'trader tears town beauty.' He stoops to conquer her. 'Ardent desires' reveals the efforts of a couple to have a child. When a baby comes after ten years of marriage, a dire prediction clouds their happiness. 'Thorn in the flame' exposes a bitter rivalry in a polygamous home. The survivor in this triangular relationship is surprising. Eager to take care of orphans, relatives confiscate their inheritance in 'cracked obsession.'

Her unique storytelling style not only entertains but also brings out authentic cultural Gambian values and norms'. -Abdou W. Mbye, Ex Director General/Gambia National Library Service Authority