Book Description

In this short story collection, ECHOES FROM THE DEEP VALLEY, I have compiled six scintillating short stories in a book that will keep you hungry for more. I wrote them to tell stories I believe to be both important and a journey into the past. The stories include; THE DILEMMA OF A KITCHEN PORTER, THE DEAD STILL LIVE AMONGST LIVING, THE BEAST AND THE OLD FISHERMAN, THE STRONG MEN AT THE BRIDGE HEAD, MY IDENTITY, and FIVE MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, . THE DILEMMA OF A KITCHEN PORTER Ikechukwu swayed by the sweet talks of his maternal aunt, traveled abroad, but was shocked by what he saw. THE DEAD STILL LIVE AMONGST LIVING This is the story of Mallam Idumu who encountered his dead wife at Zonti market and the incidents that followed afterwards. THE BEAST AND THE OLD FISHERMAN This is the story of an old fisherman who mistakenly caught fingerlings of the sea god and was paid a nocturnal visit by Merman, the Papi --water to get his fingerlings freed. THE STRONG MEN AT THE BRIGDE HEAD. Two sisters arrived at the popular park one early morning to begin their journey to different destinations and were shocked by what they encountered. MY IDENTITY This story is about one of the cultural heritage of a people in the riverine area of the Niger Delta held to herald the beginning of the new planting Season. FIVE MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT. A gripping story of the abduction of some group of joyful travelers just after midnight.