PACESETTER NOVEL SERIES Evbu Isibor, the daughter of a poor but loving family, engaged to a respected member of the community, seems destined for a secure if unexciting life. But her longing for a further education is suddenly revitalised when she meets Jide Jones, a Lagos boy who encourages her aspirations and affection. Taking her future into her own hands Evbu embarks upon a journey that is to lead her into an alien world which shatters all her beliefs about herself. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Helen Aiyeohusa Ovbiagele (born 1944) is a Nigerian novelist. She was born in Benin City, and after attending C.M.S. Girls' School, Benin City, and St. Peter's College, Kaduna, she studied English and French at the University of Lagos and studied at the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni in London. Her work is associated with the romance genre, initially published by Macmillan's hugely popular Pacesetter Novels series