This is a story set in the sixties in the capital cities of Enugu and Owerri in the present day South East of Nigeria before the civil war This is a captivating collection of stories of a young family ( Obioma's) determined through hard work and resilience to establish themselves in the city with their two young children Chinyere and Uzoma while threading and balancing the delicate lines of culture and tradition of their people. The book takes the reader through navigated phases of parenthood and ended in a tragedy that leaves the reader curious and gasping for more. Surely deserving of a sequel