Tag: Romance

Paradise of Love and Pain is an excellent first novel that explores the extent to which sexual promiscuity and marital infidelity disrupt the life of Cameroonian families bringing untold suffering to children and parents alike. The main plot of the novel hinges on the actions of a wealthy and free-spirited woman who poisons her husband, Mr. Peng, to indulge her sexual appetite with her selfish and arrogant boyfriend, Tom. The plot is further complicated by Lydia’s affair with her young Pastor which results in the birth of a son, whom Tom thought was his.

In The Vacuum Chamber, Mutia weaves two novellas, the first of which bears the book’s title wherein Fondo, a smart investigative journalist uncovers the elusive Dr Matanda and the workings of his futuristic institute. A Handful of Earth details the perplexing love triangle between Veke Lucasi, Saddi Tengene and Bridget Bijanga that dates to their elementary school days. This rivalry follows them all through life, climaxing in a brief romance and encounters with forbidden mystical powers engendering searing horror to the end.

When the lovebirds, Demas and Natasha go for an HIV test in a renowned hospital before concretizing their engagement plans, little do they know that things may spiral for the worse.