A Prophet Who Loved Her by Leke Apena Hardback Book 9781664112346

She chose her heart He chose the church Fate reunited them Can love save them Esther a bisexual Nigerian girl with a beautiful voice and a rebellious spirit and Elijah the proud Yoruba son of a pastor fall in love while growing up in Brixton during the 80s In 1990 Elijah unexpectedly ends their relationship Heartbroken Esther travels to Chicago to pursue her music career 18 YEARS LATER Esther now a retired RNB singer returns to Brixton She is searching for her abusive father who has fled Nigeria under mysterious circumstances By chance she reunites with Elijah He is now a husband a successful finance director and leader of his late fathers church Yet he is struggling to eradicate the homophobia in his ministry while his wifes depression suffocates their marriage Rekindling their friendship Esther and Elijah travel across London to unravel the tragedy behind Esthers fathers disappearance Gradually their romantic feelings for one another resurface and they begin an emotional and sexual affair forcing them both to make a difficult choice Partly set in South London during the 1980s and interwoven with key events that shaped Black British history during that period A Prophet who...