Hello people.
The more books I read, the more I am convinced that there is
truth in the saying, “Do not judge a book by its cover or title.”
About a couple of weeks ago, I saw a book titled Kikelomo on
the Okadabooks store. The cover was not particularly eye-catching and the bland title
did not help matters either, so I simply moved on and looked at other books on
the app.
Some days ago, however, I came across the book again and was
surprised to see that it had been downloaded over a thousand times. Intrigued
by this occurrence, I downloaded it[seeing as it was free], started reading
and, filled with a sense of incredulity, looked up the author on Google hoping to get some sort of confirmation regarding her story.
The book, Kikelomo, is a memoir written by well-known
Nigerian photographer, Kikelomo Woleosho, in which she describes in details
the sexual abuse she suffered as a child; her struggle with masturbation as
well as her journey to wholeness.
Raised by a mother who suffered from chronic depression, Kikelomo,
whose father was based in the United Kingdom, found herself alone and having to
tend to her younger siblings for a better part of her life.
Left in the care of a neighbour at age seven, Kike was sexually molested by him and thus, was introduced to the
world of sex and masturbation.
The sexual abuse did not stop there. Entrusted to the care of
a relative who also abused her, Kike was molested right
up to her adolescence and only until she encountered the Spiritual did she begin to receive a sense of healing and wholeness as an individual.
I love Kikelomo’s frankness in the book. To be candid, at a
point I had to check her profile via Google to be sure the author was for real and
not writing made-up stories. Amongst other things, Kikelomo Woleosho is a member of Barack Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative [YALI] and a recipient of the World Bank
scholarship for women in business.
Parents, child care givers and all lovers of children will do
well to read this evocative book as it offers insight into the world of
children and how they can be preyed upon by sexual predators. Interested
readers can download the book on the Okadabooks store via this link: https://www.okadabooks.com/book/about/kikelomo_the_memoir_of_an_abused_girl/15306#.WhLa-aSgnqE.link
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