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Publisher: Mambosasa
Published: Jul 15 2025
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Pride is Not Nobility tells the haunting tale of a powerful billionaire whose obsession with prestige leads him to defy sacred tradition. Driven by ambition, he sets his eyes on an untouched piece of ancestral land located in the heart of an expanding city-land that seems ideal for constructing a modern stadium to house the football team he owns.
Despite his wealth and influence, the landowners refuse to sell, citing a sacred inheritance passed down through generations. At the center of the land stands a towering, ancient tree, a symbol of lineage and spiritual duty. The tree, according to custom, must be watered and preserved by each generation-a living legacy that must never be destroyed.
Unwilling to accept defeat, the billionaire resorts to corrupt means, hiring unscrupulous men to seize the land and destroy the sacred tree. The stadium is built, grand and modern, a monument to his ego.
But peace does not follow. What began as a dream becomes a curse. Regret seeps in. The desecration of ancestral ground unleashes consequences that cannot be undone. Those involved begin to wish-too late-that time could be turned back.
This cautionary tale explores the destructive nature of greed, the cost of forsaking tradition, and the silent power of the past that refuses to be buried.
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