the train to healing

One train. Seven strangers. A continent's worth of secrets. When Pan-African music legend Kwame Adebanjo dies, a ceremonial funeral train is commissioned to carry his body from the coast of Accra to the heart of the Ashanti region. But this is no ordinary journey. Among the passengers are seven strangers from across Africa, each carrying an "invisible bomb" of trauma. There is the divorcee shamed by her family, the gospel star hiding a violent marriage, the businessman forbidden from mourning, and the dead legend's own brother who has boarded the train with a real bomb and a heart full of vengeance. As the train winds through the dense Ghanaian forest, a sudden crisis traps these strangers in a single carriage. With the clock ticking and the tracks running out, they are forced to confront the one thing their cultures have always taught them to hide: the truth. The Train to Healing is a gripping, soul-stirring exploration of the weight of social expectations and the radical, life-saving power of breaking the silence. In a world that asks, "What will people say?" these seven souls must decide if they are ready to finally be heard. A must-read for fans of contemporary African drama and stories of emotional survival.

Pages: 81, Paperback, Independently published