Title – Brimstones & Rainbows: Memoirs of a Child Bride
Author – Ololade Akintoye
Publication – 2020
Publisher – Narrative Landscape Press
Genres – Adult Fiction
In this intriguing realistic fiction, Ruby, an orphaned child bride who suffered from Obstetric Fistula, a debilitating childbirth complication, became stigmatised and ostracised from her community. Having lost everything in the village of Ojiji, Ruby set out to the city of Eko on a path to healing and recovery and a chance to find what lies on the other side of the rainbow
Trigger Warning – Rape, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation