The Bishop's Prodigal Daughter
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At the moment, we only deliver to customers in Ibadan and Abuja. If you will like to have books delivered to you anywhere else in Nigeria, please visit our konga store to make your order.Eloviano ‘Elo’ Obrukhe is only returning to her home, the oil rich island of Pakurumo to be a maid of honour at her best friend’s wedding and nothing else. She is determined to avoid her disapproving mother, jealous sister and the boy next door that has grown into a distractingly handsome man.
But nothing about her supposed whirlwind trip could have prepared Elo for her mother’s sudden heart attack, nor the impossible-to-resist offer she makes in exchange for Elo helping to run the family church with her more faithful and dutiful sister, Efezino ‘Zino’ Obrukhe. How could Elo know that this offer would lead to seismic changes in her relationships with her overlooked sister Zino, with her potential soulmate Didi, and with her own fledgling faith?
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