Decent Harlot
by Enyi-Uzendu Nnaemeka
Prose
Published: 2020
Pages: 167
ISBN: 978-1539412334
Description
Decent Harlot tells the story of Obi an upright young man, who in the course of his work and life comes across a variety of questionable characters who continue to test his resolve. These presumptuous individuals have appetite that flood in all directions, some gross and indecent similarity among them which Obi discovered in a most unfortunate manner. As he rose to the echelon of his career, he continued to affect the lives of those around him in a positive manner until he met Utonwa a very disoriented young woman whose experience of abuse and hardship had shaped the way she viewed the world. The inevitability of fate plays out eventually as nature continued to make their paths cross amidst different circumstances and situations. With Utonwa undoubtedly towing a destructive path, we get to see how the themes of dedication and self-respect plays out between these two. We also get to see the real ramifications of the darkness side of humanity in the characters of Lachino and Ike Okoye, masters of their camouflage crafts.