Persistence and Perseverance: The Story of My Life (Unabridged‪)‬

A true story of survival and redemption. From a privileged childhood in rural Nigeria in the 1940s to the trauma and confusion of an arranged marriage as a teenager.

From the pain of growing up in a polygamous home to the traps and pitfalls of doing business in Nigeria in the 1980s.

Combine this with her travels and training in Europe and communist Russia and the all important “story I never wanted to tell”, Inyang’s autobiography reads like a Nollywood movie with twist and turns, comedy, tragedy, danger, pain, betrayal, violence, and even some voodoo-juju thrown into the mix.

When an everyday person tells their story like Inyang has done here, pieces of our history begin to resurface.

Some will say “wow, I didn’t know that happened in Nigeria”. Others will listen and say “ah yes, I remember...."

A natural storyteller, Inyang’s biography tells the story of a survivor, a simple woman, and a serial entrepreneur who was often underestimated, brutalized, and cheated, but took it all in her stride and kept learning, growing, and moving forward. Entrepreneurs will recognize that she was ahead of her time and marvel at her courage and creativity in her business ventures.

Whether it’s her tales of getting a second chance at love, doing business in Nigeria with no godfather, or “the story she never wanted to tell”, Inyang’s biography is a feast for the heart and the mind that will entertain, uplift, inspire and educate.

Written in her twilight years in her early 80s, Inyang proves again that she is always open to doing new things. Telling her story without apology is Inyang’s latest adventure.