Nigerian-Born Author Oby Aligwekwe Makes Wave In Canada

Oby Aligwekwe is a prolific Nigerian author based in Canada where she has stunned the literary world with her award winning novels.

 Her novels – Nfudu, Hazel House and The Place Beyond Her Dream — have been recognized as masterpieces of the literary art. The books have won different awards.

Her latest effort, The Place Beyond Her Dream, is already enjoying rave reviews in Canada and has won a literary award of excellence in the country.

Oby is a culture enthusiast and writes for young adults trying to find their purpose in life as they grapple with their circumstances and the accompanying emotions.

Using the genre of romantic suspense to present her characters, her works explore the themes of love, mystery and womanhood.

She is widely traveled and the setting of her novels reflect these diversities.

“My books reflect all the countries and places I’ve been to; there’s a little of all of them in my books,” says the author who’s also an inspirational speaker and accountant.

Nfudu is about a Nigerian girl who traveled to Paris in search of education and found love in the unexpected place. She falls in love with her best friend’s father, setting up a love triangle.

 Hazel House also explores a similar theme, with the female protagonist revealing herself as a woman of substance.

The Place Beyond Her Dream  traverses the mind of the heroine and takes the reader on a near psychic journey. The character’s experiences transformed her and helped her find her purpose in life.

For all lovers of contemporary literature, Oby’s books would be valuable additions to the shelf. Written in readable , free-flowing prose , both young and old would find them interesting.

For Oby, literature is life; it is existential reality. That is the reason her literary works reflect the daily challenges we face as human. But literature also gives glimpses of possibilities. It transports the imagination beyond immediate realities and often offers an escape into more comfortable worlds or solutions.

Just as the award winning author said in a recent interview, “ I wrote the book I want to read,” her readers would also find that she wrote for them.

Oby is also a philanthropist and supports children’s education and others through her charity Éclat Beginnings. She’s based in Halton, Canada.