Soulful Return

"Mkparu has created a masterpiece of immigrant experience and connection, outlining many of the forces that influence and stress modern Africans and Americans alike."-MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

An immigrant's story of courage, resilience, and our unbreak able attachments to the people and places we love.

"The hounding voice inside me would not let go."

Thus begins Fidelis O. Mkparu's novel, Soulful Return. A tale of the emotional journey of Afamefuna Onochie Nwaku a Harvard-trained medical doctor with a career most can only dream of, a loving wife, and supportive family after he receives a telephone call from his sister who lives in Nigeria that her life is being threatened.

Left with no other fair choice, Afam leaves behind his family, throwing his marriage into turmoil and risking the life he has built in Boston. When he arrives in Nigeria, he expects to find the country he loves, that he needs, waiting for him. Instead, he finds a land and people he barely recognizes.

As Afam sets out to reconnect with the family and heritage that he left behind, he must face new enemies in an increasingly corrupt Nigeria where many people see him as an American intruder. And through it all, he must fight to keep his family together-and alive.

"A stunning story of self-discovery (or remembering), this is a stirring novel about a man rediscovering his birthright, his homeland, and his own purpose in life."----- SPR Book Awards

"Afam's story is deeply resonant and delivers a universal message that is far beyond those who may find themselves in a similar situation. Mkparu's unflinching and intense five-star novel reverberates with the true resilience of the human spirit, its triumph over tragedy and arduous odds. Affecting and heartfelt, "Soulful Return" by Fidelis O. Mkparu is indeed a treasure not to be missed."--Reader Views - Lily Andrews

Fidelis O. Mkparu is a Nigerian immigrant to the US, and in this novel, he sets out to speak to his experiences and those of his fellow immigrants. He is a professor of Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University, and a senior attending cardiologist at Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. Previously, he was a Spaulding fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. His preceding novels include Love's Affliction and Tears Before Exaltation (CIPA EVVY Awards Winner, Literary & Contemporary Fiction 2018).

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