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The Forbidden Cry: A Tale of Silence and Survival
Paperback
Series: The Woman Who Burnt the Gods, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 20 2025
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When Nene loses her newborn twins to the cruel demands of an ancient tradition, her world shatters. In her small village in the misty grassfields of pre-colonial Cameroon, twins are seen as an abomination-and the laws of the ancestors are absolute. But when silence is demanded of her, and the council of elders denies her a voice, Nene makes a quiet vow: to fight back in a way no woman ever has.
Haunted by grief, driven by love, and armed only with her wit and her will, Nene risks everything-her marriage, her name, her life-to expose the darkness hidden in custom and reclaim a future for the voiceless.
Set against a richly imagined backdrop of ancestral lore and mountain rituals, this powerful debut explores the tension between tradition and truth, community and conscience, fate and freedom. The Forbidden Cry is a gripping tale of betrayal, resilience, and the unstoppable force of a mother's love.
For readers who love historical fiction rooted in culture and courage, this novel asks: How far will you go to protect those who can't protect themselves?
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