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Ntui Deborah Awu

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Ntui Deborah Awu is a Nigerian writer and literature enthusiast from Cross River State. At 26, she brings both youthful insight and emotional depth to her storytelling. A graduate of the University of Calabar, her academic background and life experiences deeply inform her creative work. Inspired by the literary genius of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Debby explores themes of love, grief, and personal growth, weaving them into stories that resonate with the heart and stir the soul. Beyond fiction, she has written numerous academic papers and is passionate about intellectual exploration. Her writing is not just a creative outlet but a powerful tool for emotional healing and connection. She believes that stories especially ones grounded in real emotions have the power to mend what the world breaks. When she’s not writing or reading novels that enrich the mind, Debby finds joy in music and travel. She has explored over twelve states in Nigeria, drawing cultural and emotional insights from each journey to infuse into her work. Her purpose as a writer is to give voice to the silent aches of the human soul, to explore the beauty in brokenness, and to remind readers that healing and hope can always be found sometimes in the most unexpected places.
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Finding Footing
Updated at Aug 7, 2025, 12:37
This book is a searing tale of love betrayed and a woman’s rise from the ruins. In the throes of campus life, she gave her heart recklessly to a man who vanished, leaving her to drown in heartbreak and silence. Years of emotional wreckage followed nights filled with tears, dreams turned to ash. But from the wreckage, she rose. Stronger. Wiser. Unapologetically herself. Just when she dares to breathe again, he returns uninvited, unchanged, and unaware of the fire he reignited. But she’s not his to break anymore. As past and present collide, choices must be made. Will she surrender to the ghost of her former self, or rewrite the ending she once feared? In this gripping story of redemption and self-discovery, Finding Footing explores the scars love leaves behind and the power of a woman who decides to heal anyway.
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