We will have an opening session of Q&A with the author, followed by book reading by the author and audience interaction with the author.
About the Book
Tessy’s life is a portrait of near-perfection: a fulfilling career, a devoted fiancé, and the joy of family. But when a buried family secret explodes into the open, triggered by a DNA test, her world fractures. The man who raised her isn’t her biological father. And the truth? It’s been hidden in plain sight.
As tensions spiral and loyalties falter, Tessy makes a shocking decision: she abandons everything, her family and the wedding she once dreamed of, to flee to the UK under the guise of pursuing a master’s degree. But her real mission is far more personal. Armed only with a long-deleted text and a vague suspicion of his workplace, she begins a covert search for the man she suspects is her true father, a ghost from her mother’s past.
What she uncovers will force her to confront not just the man behind the mystery, but the woman who shaped her life with silence. And as Tessy edges closer to the truth, she must ask herself: is knowing worth the cost of everything she’s left behind?
About the Author
Blessing S. John-Abhulimen is a Nigerian playwright and novelist based in England. Her debut novel, Purple Lines Don’t Meet, signals the arrival of a bold new voice in contemporary literature—one that bridges cultures, interrogates identity, and explores the quiet fractures of belonging.
With a background in theatre, John-Abhulimen brings a dramatist’s ear for dialogue and a keen sense of stagecraft to her prose. Her writing is marked by emotional precision and thematic depth, often weaving narratives that confront migration, generational tension, and the politics of intimacy.
