International Acclaim for Prisoners of Hope
In this well-crafted novella, minister and teacher Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu tells of the last days of respected Elder Levi, a man whose faith inspired many of his fellow church-goers, a man doomed to a premature death due to lung cancer and pneumonia, likely caused by his smoking habits.
Fortune Nwaiwu writes easily, clearly, wisely, and prolifically.
Dr. Douglas Winslow Cooper, USA
The author has really put a lot of effort into this piece of work. There seems to be a really multi-layered world developing here with unique characters and a hint of mystery to the plot. The text is quite moving and engaging. Such a moving piece of work, very scary! Well done.
Lee Ann from First Editing, USA.
Fortune has great passion, and he is a good story-teller.
Sherry Terry
Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu has an interesting story to tell with some incredibly compelling characters.
Adanta and Mildred have a lot of potential as characters. Levi is also interesting, and his illness/near death state provides a solid foundation for the story – and is an ideal springboard to let the other characters shine/tell their stories.
Ingrid Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK.
The author's passion for the Christian doctrine, which shines so wonderfully throughout his text, provides the reader with a comforting balm against Levi's many earthly trials. It truly speaks to the fortitude of both Levi's character and faith that he can endure so much, yet ultimately declare in his sermon in Chapter 7, "Within this period of my suffering, I have learnt a lesson that sickness and pains are very significant in human existence for men to turn to God for salvation."
The elevated tone of the dialogue fits Levi's sermon so well. For instance, during the raid on Levi's house in the beginning of Chapter Seven, one of the hoodlums orders the wrongful murder of Rodwell by saying, "See the father of the bridegroom." A bit later, when Bianca is being stabbed to death, she shouts, "You are a cursed beast!" before dying. Readers are taken along the chaos of the attack when the characters are speaking so eloquently. The hoodlum may be more likely to just say, "Kill him," and Bianca would perhaps be more likely to be screaming in pain at the knife in her body. In this way, the tone matches the brutality of the scene, drawing the readers in more easily. The more emotional investment the readers have in the scenes, and thus in Levi's story overall, the more powerfully they can be inspired by the strength of Levi's faith in the face of adversity.
Erin McKnight, USA
In this well-crafted novella, minister and teacher Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu tells of the last days of respected Elder Levi, a man whose faith inspired many of his fellow church-goers, a man doomed to a premature death due to lung cancer and pneumonia, likely caused by his smoking habits.
Fortune Nwaiwu writes easily, clearly, wisely, and prolifically.
Dr. Douglas Winslow Cooper, USA
The author has really put a lot of effort into this piece of work. There seems to be a really multi-layered world developing here with unique characters and a hint of mystery to the plot. The text is quite moving and engaging. Such a moving piece of work, very scary! Well done.
Lee Ann from First Editing, USA.
Fortune has great passion, and he is a good story-teller.
Sherry Terry
Fortune E.C. Nwaiwu has an interesting story to tell with some incredibly compelling characters.
Adanta and Mildred have a lot of potential as characters. Levi is also interesting, and his illness/near death state provides a solid foundation for the story – and is an ideal springboard to let the other characters shine/tell their stories.
Ingrid Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK.
The author's passion for the Christian doctrine, which shines so wonderfully throughout his text, provides the reader with a comforting balm against Levi's many earthly trials. It truly speaks to the fortitude of both Levi's character and faith that he can endure so much, yet ultimately declare in his sermon in Chapter 7, "Within this period of my suffering, I have learnt a lesson that sickness and pains are very significant in human existence for men to turn to God for salvation."
The elevated tone of the dialogue fits Levi's sermon so well. For instance, during the raid on Levi's house in the beginning of Chapter Seven, one of the hoodlums orders the wrongful murder of Rodwell by saying, "See the father of the bridegroom." A bit later, when Bianca is being stabbed to death, she shouts, "You are a cursed beast!" before dying. Readers are taken along the chaos of the attack when the characters are speaking so eloquently. The hoodlum may be more likely to just say, "Kill him," and Bianca would perhaps be more likely to be screaming in pain at the knife in her body. In this way, the tone matches the brutality of the scene, drawing the readers in more easily. The more emotional investment the readers have in the scenes, and thus in Levi's story overall, the more powerfully they can be inspired by the strength of Levi's faith in the face of adversity.
Erin McKnight, USA
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