Download or read book Tangled written by Eve Ikuenobe Otaigbe and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TANGLED Beautiful Onyinye had great dreams for the future; to one day go to medical school and alleviate the suffering of her family. Nduka, her brother who the family pinned their hopes had left for the US for medical studies. He marries Mia, an American and is faced with culture shock. Onyinye's family disintegrates right before her eyes and she contemplates prostitution to provide for her family. She finds true love in Ifeanyi and just as her life starts to come together, her world is shattered by one tragic event after another. Will Onyinye and her family survive the hammering assault of societal dictates and values against the intense personal struggle of change and pleasure? "A thought-provoking, gripping, intense and thoroughly enjoyable piece of storytelling " -Publisher, Catalyst Magazine "Intriguing masterpiece characterized by interplay, twists so vividly portrayed and compelling extremely informative and culturally insightful " -Cleo Johnson-McLaughlin, President Black United Fund of Texas "Exceptionally engaging piece of work that embraces all aspects of humanity; from suspense to humor, empathy to sadness, a mixture of emotional conflicts " " Spellbinding " " Stroke of genius " " Unraveling " " Captivating; absolutely heart wrenching " -Reader's comments