Stain on a White Robe
by Chukwuma Ihezute
Prose
Published: 2004
Pages: 190
ISBN: 978-045-005-X
Description
In this devastating tragedy, Lorretta Owen, a graduate and born-again Christian, remains a virgin at twenty-eight. Henry Romero, another born-again Christian, a pungent her fire-brand journalist builds his love for Loretta around her virginity, and they agree to marry. In compliance with their faith, they resolve never to make love till after their church wedding. After traditional formalities, unsuspecting Loretta is lured by envious Christie to where she is raped by a clergyman. Rapacious and fraudulent clergymen, politicians and the larger society are also the center of focus. Stain on a White Robe is a mature and accurate classic narration.