Reviving Reading Culture in Nigeria -By John Francis

N40,000 up for grabs in this story of love and hope: I’m Not Dead Yet by Chika Uche. This captivating love story that has the reader’s eyes riveted on every page as he seeks to unravel the intricately knit plot replete with suspense, Chika Uche, like a master storyteller, harps on the themes of love, jealousy, hate, forgiveness, reconciliation and hope.

I’m Not Dead Yet is a suspense-filled story of intriguing love and a challenging forgiveness that begins with a joyful walk from the cinema that takes two young lads in their prime to different places, leaving their families clueless and grief-stricken.

Benita, Obi’s sister soon recovers and returns to her unfinished project in school. Theresa, a young faithful Catholic girl, dedicated to her studies, while paying full allegiance to her father who upholds high religious standards for every member of the Akowe family, is uncontrollably swept off her feet.

In 2015, the year of her graduation, the strength of her moral and religious character faces opposition from a tempest. She single-handedly follows what her juvenile heart yearns for in the storm that puts the repercussions of her feats out of sight.

For the next three years, she carries what she believes to be a weapon, but is indeed a yoke, drawing her conceptual-self closer to biting the dust. With the weapon of hate for the male gender, she keeps up the fight until she stumbles upon a certain young man.

The author, Chika Uche, popularly known by his audience as thesensei is a spirited young man in his twenties, raised in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. His passion for writing matches the quality of his skills. His audience remains loyal to his works for the lessons it presents in a funny yet didactic manner. His book, I’m Not Dead Yet is one of many projects to come.