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    A Heart to Mend

    By Myne Whitman

    3.5/5

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    "Nigerians and Africans are not known for romance writing. The reason can be attributed to a sense of morality..Myne Whitman's book, A Heart to Mend, makes a bold statement to the contrary." --Sylva Nze Ifedigbo, Author of Whispering Aloud

    "A Heart to Mend will bring tears to the eyes and cheers at the end especially for those who have experienced the search for a career or tumultuous family and emotional relationships." --LAN THANO, Seattle

    "...a powerful story of how love doesn't strut, never gives up, never looks back and keeps going to the end." --SHOLA ADU-OKUBOTE, Femme Lounge

    "this book will have you flipping through the pages anxiously...It brings you back to the realities of life: how fragile love can be and the realizations of trust and fear." --Mariam Olagunju, gidilounge.com

    "More than anything this book is a breath of fresh air - just plain easy feel good read like a top selling novel sitting on the Romance aisle at Borders or Barnes and Nobles." --Olamild Entertainment, olamildentertainment.com

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMyne Whitman
    Release dateMar 21, 2011
    ISBN9781458122292
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    A Heart to Mend
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    Myne Whitman

    Myne Whitman is a pen name I coined myself while still in secondary school and is a play on the transliterated words of my maiden name. I am quiet and laid-back but do like a good loud debate sometimes.

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    • 3/5
      I found this book to be a faily interesting read. I was intrigued by the insight into modern Lagos and life for a young educated woman in urban Nigeria. I did find the characters quite well depicted, and felt sympathy with them. To be honest, when the storyline spiralled off into the banking corruption and the downturn of Bestman Group I lost interest and felt like I was wading through treacle. I found myself to be waiting for the romance to return...call me shallow! I do think it was a fairly good illustration of how guarded people can be when they have been unable to develop trust in early life. But I have to say the style was somewhat stilted and the story became trite by the end. I would not seek out another book by thius author
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. I sat up last night until my nook died and then finished it before getting my daughter up for school. There are only a handful of books that I have read written by African authors. The book was a true love story between a working class woman and a rich bachelor, who wasn't always wealthy. She teaches him to love, trust and believe in himself as well as their relationship. The book really got gritty with the "stock scheme" and was perfect timing for us [the readers] to get to know the characters. Look forward to reading the next book!
    • 4/5
      Does your past still affect your future? There are several plots to this novel, but one main one: the divide between Gladys and Edward. Gladys's aunt cut all ties with her family for apparently no reason. The reader gets to understand Gladys's aunt via Gladys's investigating. Edward has a mysterious, closed past. The reader will get to know Edward on a friendly level and delve into his past. Gladys is a sympathetic and dynamic character; the reader will enjoy her emotions and actions, especially her dialogue. Her character pulls the whole novel together. The novel details how separation, even emotionally, from a partner can ruin the partnership if the person does not accept his partner as trustworthy. Edward's business is at risk. Will he trust Gladys? The reader will read on, avidly, to find out. The novel has a way of drawing the reader in; the book itself is very well-written and the plot works with the characters. This book is recommended for adults who enjoy books about relationships and trust.
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars. How many of us have visited Lagos, Nigeria? I had no clue that it was a city of about 15 million people - bigger than Los Angeles. A Heart To Mend is worth reading if for nothing else than for the details of what life is like in such a world, like how the buses don’t run on a particular schedule, but when they are full, move on to the next stop. Learning that many in Nigeria speak Igbo and English at home, while in Lagos, people speak Yoruba and English.

      The characters themselves had depth and backstory, to both justify their attraction, and to create reasons it was hard for them to commit as a couple.

      That said, this story was not without problems. Gladys, 26, and Edward, mid-30s, meet in Chapter 1. Then there’s a long interlude filled with financial and stock trading minutiae which bogs the romance down until the characters reconnect in Chapter 5. There were a fair number of formatting issues in the e-version I read: indents that didn’t belong, spacing issues. It was sometimes hard to tell from whose POV the story was being told.

      In the end, do we “buy” that the couple belongs together? Yes. Do we accept the problems that kept them apart? For me, it’s a no. I wanted to, but it was a “hard sell” for me.

      It’s about 100 times better than my first novel would have been, released with minor or no edits, but it is clearly a first novel. I look forward to other offerings from this author.
    • 5/5
      Sheltered Gladys Eborah has spent most of her life in a suburb of Enugu brought up in a deprived single parent household after losing her father as a young girl. After finishing her education, she moves to Lagos to seek a job and moves in with an estranged aunt who now wants to be forgiven for all perceived wrongs. Gladys suspects Aunt Isioma abandoned them out of disdain for their poverty, and has the uneasy role of the bridge between both families.Her new friendships and career achievements gradually transition Gladys into an independent young woman. Soon, she begins to fall for wealthy Edward Bestman who, though physically attracted to her, is emotionally unavailable. Edward is very wealthy, but he is haunted by the past of his illegitimate birth and other secrets he will not share.The themes of premarital sex, social class mobility, and romantic ups and downs that mark a budding love are fully explored. However, Myne Whitman takes the story even further. Some unnamed people are about to take over Edward’s business empire and Gladys is implicated. Who are these people who want to betray him and destroy their happiness?A HEART TO MEND will bring tears to the eyes and cheers at the end especially for those who have experienced the search for a career or tumultuous family and emotional relationships. Readers will be pleasantly surprised by the description of Lagos, the Nigerian stock market, and other business intrigues.