The unsettling experience of coming home to what no longer, or not quite exists in the same form, is not the sole preserve of Nigerians or Africans. It is a universal phenomenon, commonly reported by immigrants who visit their original homelands. Having been away for so long, memories of what used to be contrasted starkly with what actually obtained. Sometimes this change is welcome; often times, it is dismaying. Homeland Nostlagia: The Cook's Soup Pot is a collage of spontaneous reflections that arose from the author's visit to her motherland in 2014. For her, the lines between fact, fiction...

Oriagwa takes the lead as an adventuresome and brave girl-child you know, perhaps in your own home, in your neighborhood, or even in your locale. Joniah and Josiah, the twins, are her best friends and partners-in-exploit. Oriagwa asks too many questions. She is intrepid. She is kind. She is smart. She thinks for herself. And she doesn't stand for nonsense. Whoever you have determined Oriagwa to be, consider suspending your disbelief as you follow her adventures with her friends into places that compliant children would never find themselves in

Courage - this is the ultimate theme of this book. We must learn how to be courageous in the face of every adversity that will (not may) beset us. Whether the adversity is of our own making, or from another, the same mindset must apply. Be courageous. Fear nothing, no matter how it manifests. Concern yourself with no public opinion or condemnation - that is none of your business. You may be delayed, detoured or (temporarily) deceived, but choose not to be denied.