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Medicine Man Kindle Edition

by Ibeh Liedstrand–Nwokocha (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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We immerse ourselves into the chaotic and exciting life of Obioma in South East Nigeria. The mesmerising smile of Nneka, Obioma’s childhood sweetheart, adventures with Kalu, his best friend and possibly the cleverest person in the universe. Over the course of two decades tectonic plates move, and on a pivotal day Obioma joins one of the swelling crowds of hundreds marauding through the city with toppled burning cars lit up in their wake. Obioma, spade in hand, has become a truth-seeker. Who knows where the bodies are buried?
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  1. Print length
    227 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    August 17, 2016
  5. File size
    938 KB
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    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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About the Author

Ibeh Liedstrand-Nwokocha is of Nigerian, Barbadian and British heritage and has lived in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway. Ibeh's screenplay High was shortlisted in the BBC Talent Drama Writer competition. Ibeh has a working background in policy and business development and holds a first degree in law, advanced legal training and a Masters of Business Administration degree. Medicine Man is Ibeh's debut novel. Two more works of fiction - Particle, set in London, and Nobel, which plays out in Sweden and Norway - are planned for release in late 2016 and 2017 respectively.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KLXW4J0
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 17, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 938 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 227 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1537147544
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Ibeh Liedstrand-Nwokocha

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Ibeh Liedstrand-Nwokocha is of Nigerian, Barbadian and British heritage and has lived in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway. Ibeh’s screenplay High was shortlisted in the BBC Talent Drama Writer competition. Ibeh has a working background in policy and business development and holds a first degree in law, advanced legal training and a Masters of Business Administration degree. Medicine Man is Ibeh’s debut novel. Two more works of fiction – Particle, set in London, and Nobel, which plays out in Sweden and Norway – are planned for release in late 2016 and 2017 respectively.

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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Olukemi Lauretta Robinson
4.0 out of 5 stars My backyard and yet I still gained insights
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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Could not put it down. All the anguish resonated and I loved the pictorial description of Nigerian schools. Moves at a fast, thrilling pace towards the end and finally got to understand how the obviously brilliant young ends up in a dead end job. I really enjoyed this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a must
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015
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I was blown away by this piece of work. In my humble opinion, it is not just a good read, it's a must.

Medicine Man is a fine blending of a poignant and captivating drama, very engaging storytelling technique and rejuvenating Igbo- African wisdom pasted on top of each chapter. All together it helps to picture very distinctly the economic and social conditions of the local environment. The author vividly captures the details of the environment as they later play a crucial part in forming the identities of the main characters of the story. I was drawn to the main characters who are just 10 years old when the story begins. As the story progresses, they grow up to to know more about the lives of their family members, their friends and their enemies while struggling to position themselves in the society as successful and honest young men. In my view, the tragedy of the individuals is embedded in the societal dichotomy in which the cultural/traditional tissue is torn. In this type of environment any story of individual success can instantly turn into a disaster, each step forward can bring an unexpected fall. In this fragile environment only few survive, and their scars- as their stories- are deep and profound. Liedstrand Nwokocha realised the story to its full potential: the story is fulfilled with a startling and well crafted apex.

The plot, as well as the writing style, is very reader- friendly and helps to create a bond between a reader and the protagonist in no time. The author should have spent an extensive amount of time in polishing the well designed scenes since they come about so naturally. Moreover, the storytelling is like a flow which is deliberatively being turned into different directions of time. I found this untraditional type of storytelling very enjoyable.

I would recommend this book to anyone. It is a great cultural gift to humanity which yields an empathic conversation.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very fun read
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017
An amazing read taking us into the lives of the 3 young people and how their lives intertwined leading to a fate no one saw coming.
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Hansonero
4.0 out of 5 stars Quite easy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2017
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Set in South East Nigeria in 1980s, the book follows Obioma as a child till he becomes an adult while giving account on his childhood fantasies of Nneka, his friendship with Kalu and stirring events in their relationship. I thought the book was quite easy to read and to be honest, I didn't see the ending coming. I would like to know why the title "The Medicine Man" though. Any thoughts?
Looking forward to the discussing this book at a future book club meetup.
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