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Silver Lining By Author Alieu Bundu

Genre: Dramatic Fiction, Adventure

Silver Lining is a novel in the genre of dramatic fiction written by author Alieu Bundu.

Dramatic Fiction Cover Blurb

Author Alieu Bundu, one of the emerging voices from Africa, tells an indelible story of the resilience of the human spirit.

Silver Lining tells the heart-wrenching traumatic story of an orphaned child named Alimu as he grows up in a country torn apart by a rebel war. When Alimu passes the National Primary School Examination, his father takes him to the city to live with an aunt, his father’s only sister, to pursue his studies. His aunt, instead, subjects him to terrible mistreatment. After he falls apart with her, Alimu faces all the challenges life throws at him head-on until he achieves his dreams.

Silver Lining is a story about family, love, loss, separation, war, friendship, faith, hope, courage and forgiveness.

About the Author

Alieu Bundu is a Sierra Leonean writer and singer. His short stories have been published widely in Sierra Leone and other parts of the world. Two of his short stories, The Wretched Being, and The Riot, were published in the anthology The African World in Dialogue: An Appeal to Action. His story, Kwerekwere, was published by the online magazine Lolwe. Alieu Bundu was nominated for the 2016 Writivisim Short Story Competition for his short story, Bintiya, now titled Miremba. In December 2021, Nipe Story made his Kwerekwere into a podcast. Educated at Sierra Leone’s Fourah Bay College, he holds a degree in French and English. His songs are available online.

Author Online

You can follow him on Twitter @AlieuBundu, officialalieubundu on Instagram or contact him at: alieubundu@gmail.com.

Reviews

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“…The themes of this book are those which are taken up by foreign journalists who go on to win prestigious awards. This book surpasses that. It’s an authentic story from a local writer giving us a first-hand account of terror and deprivation, but also of kindness and optimism. It’s a unique opportunity for us to go beyond the newsreels.” — Jim Gault, author of Best Intelligence Ogg Teaching Tania.