The Lies we believe by Mercy Hephzibah Ndifon

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The Lies we believe by Mercy Hephzibah Ndifon

Thirteen short stories that explore widely believed lies and misconceptions. Each story focuses on individuals who believe in a lie and how their lives are affected by it. Two sisters are raped by their Uncle in ‘Time Heals Nothing.’ A desperate mother hopes for the freedom of her imprisoned son in ‘A Taste Of Sabbath.’ ‘As Wicked As God’ follows the journey of a maid whose toxic boss introduced her to Christianity. In ‘Heaven Helps Who?’ an undergraduate medical student finds himself entangled in a sexual affair with his married lecturer. In ‘Eavesdropping,’ a religious mother overhears her teenage daughter speaking of her sexual encounter. ‘Shadow’ is an unpublished letter from a sad man to his married ex-lover. In ‘A Demon Next Door,’ a family faces unusual challenges after moving into an apartment. These short stories explore empathy, loss, and childhood trauma, confront religion, dissect spiritual warfare, and nudge readers to uncover “The lies we have believed.”