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Root & Rival
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Davis Shyaka Musirikare
Published: Nov 12 2025
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the timeless village of Oakhaven, two siblings grow up beneath the shadow of an ancient oak-and the heavier shadow of family expectation.
Elian Althorpe is the root: steady, obedient, bound to the soil of tradition.
Seraphina is the rival: wild, restless, always reaching for the sun.
Their love is fierce, their rivalry fiercer. From broken toys to broken trust, from whispered secrets to acts of rebellion that shake the whole village, their story unfolds like the rings of a tree-each layer revealing both beauty and damage. As they grow, the same roots that bind them begin to choke, and the question becomes inevitable: can family love survive when its foundation is the need to be free?
Lyrical and cinematic, Root & Rival is a haunting portrait of love, guilt, and the invisible wars that shape every generation. It's a story about what we inherit, what we destroy, and what we dare to become when our roots are pulling us down.
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