Today on ‘Book Chat’ we have, Kolapo Akinola, a profound data scientist who has worked for various global technology consulting firms in and across the country.
He will be here with us to review his comtempory romance novel “The Bachelor’s Ride”.
According to him, ‘The Bachelor’s Ride’ is not really his story, it is a fiction. It is a novel he had written part of from his experience but none of it is his experience.”
Book Chat | The Bachelor’s Ride Review
‘The Bachelor’s Ride’ is about a man, Toyosi’s whose fiancèe abruptly ends their engagement three months before the wedding.
His heart is shattered; the person he thought would take a bullet for him was the one pulling the trigger.
Having mourned a love lost and realizing he is now free from betrayal and ruthless manipulation, he slowly feels ready to re-enter the dating scene, but his search is complicated beyond his control.
After a couple of interesting encounters that lead no where, Toyosi, a British-Nigerian amateur writer by night, pens a hilarious, yet heartfelt memo anonymously to a fictitious bride-to-be to explain how difficult it has been to find her.
The memo goes viral among single women all over the globe who are interested in identifying the romantic mystery man behind it.
Though this makes up a tiny part of his story, like the rest of his story, he soon realises that life is full of unexpected twists and turns.
This compelling quest of one man’s search for love transports readers from a childhood in a western part of Nigeria, to a successful career in London on a journey that deals with sickle cell, and what we’re willing to sacrifice.
According to Kolapo Akinola, he wanted to do something different. He said
“There are a lot of books out there that focus a lot on women and the challenges women go through to find love and no one is talking about men.
“I actually wanted to write a story from a man’s point on of view and more importantly draw emphasis on Sickle Cell.
“The biggest driver for more is to raise awareness about Sickle Cell, talk about Sickle Cell complications and then find a way to support people who are struggling with Sickle Cell.” he added
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