Shifting Grounds is an intriguing, lush, genre-bending debut novel about a young man, Omusha, who longs for more in life than the cards he's been dealt —too often before his relationships can blossom, a heartbreaking incident seems to cut the story short.
With his mother's prejudices finally taking centre stage, Omusha falls in love with a beautiful young girl from his village; from their first encounter, Omusha feels a connection with Onivenu that he can't ignore. But even as she seems to reciprocate his feelings, and they get married, she suddenly becomes frustratingly distant and cold, making Omusha wonder what she's hiding and, thus, embarks on a quest to unravel her secrets. What follows is a long journey of hopes, disloyalty, betrayals, falsehood, and, ultimately, of love.
The Author, Ojo Akin-Longe, crafts an engaging, satisfying build of narrative, a character-driven tale dotted with uncanny glimpses of different worlds of love and how prejudices and shifts can change everything, all of which come together and crescendo into theatrics that will leave the reader reeling.
Shifting Grounds builds suspense and emotion, revealing itself page by page and layer by layer; it is cleverly written, pleasingly unconventional, and highly entertaining.
