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by Irene Ofure Agbebire

Description Selective Style: April's Voyage is an inspirational, funny, touching, and sweetly entertaining novel that explores the voyage of life and the courageous attempts by the protagonist, April, to look inward to find inspiration when the chips are down. It peaks through using disappointments as a catalyst for rising up to the big occasion, freeing the self from limitations, and basking in the realization that it's never too late to get the life you have only ever dreamed of. Life is not a one-act play; it is made up of many acts and scenes that give chances over and over again. The novel tells the story of a young and radiant law student, who has big dreams of achieving fame and fortune without a concrete road map other than a teenage fantasy. Raised by her father, jonathan Osaze, a disciplinarian, who has huge influence on her, April's early life swings between endearing love for her father and the frequent nightmare of her parents' divorce. The story takes readers through April's voyage of self discovery, friendship, love and a relationship with Edward, a post graduate student with the height and body of a movie star and a rich baritone voice that could melt the heart of any woman. April's heart melted, and she found love. And then there was a plane crash...Edward was missing. Meanwhile April had become pregnant. An encounter with Edward's Mum was enough pointer to the kind of ride she was going to have. She had such a big dream for her life. Was her world crashing down after all, now that she was still in law school, unmarried, pregnant, and without a job? Life as she knew it was changing fast and it didn't seem to be in her favor. The vicissitudes of life led April to...