Novelist Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson Tackles Social Issues in her Newly Released Fictional Memoirs

Novelist Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson weaves realism to fiction with her first original release - "Mikela: Memoirs of a Maasai Woman" - that focuses on the journey of an adolescent Tanzanian Maasai across two continents.

For young Mikela, the emotional scar of her female circumcision forces her to flee her homeland. As Mikela grapples with her own personal agony, she experiences a series of tragedies and social ills. Mikela becomes a victim of rape. She later befriends another woman - who took to street prostitution and contracted HIV, all tying back to the woman's experience of female circumcision.

Throughout these challenges and heartaches, Mikela is a soul survivor as she triumphs through her unsighted journey towards self-discovery, forgiveness and finally learning to love and trust again. "Mikela" is a neatly woven story about life's challenges, despair and hope, inner spiritual strength and the power of one's individual faith to achieve ultimate triumph. In September 2004 the author, Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson, was awarded the "Woman of Excellence" award by the Miss Nigeria USA Organization for her "selfless commitment to uplifting the African woman" through her creative writing.

"Mikela" has also been awarded an iUniverse Editor's Choice award and is currently available through iUniverse (www.iuniverse.com), www.karibubooks.com, Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) and all other major online bookstores.

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Tags: Female, HIV, Memoirs, Tanzanian, Maasai, Emotional, Cleansing, Self Discovery, Faith, Hope, Brutality, Against, Women, Fictional, Memoirs, Victory, Triumph,,,

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