Ebou Gaye, a Gambian writer residing in the UK, has published a new novel under the title Fake love with Author House. Furnished below are some details pertaining to the book and the author. To have a detailed free preview of the book and buy copies on-line, you can visit www.authorhouse.com or www.authorhouse.co.uk. Type ‘Fake Love’ or ‘Ebou Gaye’ in the box containing ‘Title, Author, ISBN’ at the top right corner of the home page and click on ‘SEARCH’. The book will soon be available to purchase at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.borders.com, among other on-line bookstores.

 About the Book

The protagonist of the novel, Ya Rose, quit her job in her native country and travelled to the United Kingdom to seek greener pastures. There, she found life extremely hard contrary to her expectations. Consequently, she resorted to luring men into relationships with the aim of manoeuvring her way out of the awkward situation in which she found herself.

The book is multi-themed, touching on marriage, religion, female circumcision, politics, journalism, etc. Below are excerpts:

Ya Rose is a short, slim Gambian lady. She wears a shy, timid, polite, piteous and innocent look that can deceive the most intelligent, sagacious person on earth.

Ya Rose’s mother travelled and settled abroad when she was a very young girl, leaving her under the care of her father who died later...

…When he was about to return home, Ya Rose gave him two big parcels of food and drinks meant for Pa and himself. The parcels were so heavy that he could hardly carry them. He nearly had his arms dislocated while walking to the bus stop near the house of the Tunkaras.

‘I’m always longing to see you or at least hear your melodious voice. I couldn’t sleep a wink last night because I was thinking of you after we chatted on the phone…’

‘You are beautiful and it will be very good to have you as a wife in addition to Awo who is equally gorgeous. I think history is about to repeat itself now that I’m planning to marry a second charming lady.’

‘I will be saying pleasant things to you and giving you good things to make you feel comfortable and happy if you marry me. I will transform you into a very young boy…’

‘I believe you can make me happy, but I wonder how you can turn an old man into a young lad. Do you have magical powers to do that?’

‘I don’t want my children to take interest in law, politics, writing and journalism. What about you?’

‘I personally have favourite occupations different from those but can allow my children to practise any profession to help others and earn their living in a decent manner…’

‘…It’s not wrong to retaliate, but it would be better if we could reciprocate good deeds and forgive bad ones.’

‘It’s good to forgive bad deeds but not everybody is endowed with the virtue of forgiving offences. So, it’s advisable that we try as much as possible to avoid wronging others. That way, we will not fear the bitter effects of reprisal.  It’s easier for us to control ourselves and refrain from offending others than to convince those offended to pardon us.’

Ya Rose was looking very uncomfortable during Omar Jobe’s narrations and comments. At one point, she rose up to leave but Omar Jobe appealed to her to wait for a while. Hardly had Omar Jobe finished his comments on the last case than Ya Rose fell off her chair and hit the floor with a bang. She opened her mouth and eyes widely, kicking her legs in the air. After a while, she clenched her teeth and closed her mouth and eyes tightly, lying on the floor motionless like a corpse for about ten minutes.  Jatou ran into the kitchen, brought a cup of water and emptied it on her face, with a large quantity of the water entering her nostrils...

About the Author 

Ebou Gaye is a Gambian currently residing in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Writers’ Association of The Gambia and an alumnus of Cambridge Wolfson College.  

Ebou Gaye attended King Saud University, the Management Development Institute, the University of Cambridge and the Banjul postgraduate extension programme of the University of Limoges, in Saudi Arabia, The Gambia, the United Kingdom and France, respectively. He holds certificates, diplomas, a BA Hons degree and MA degrees in different disciplines.

Ebou Gaye has taught General Science, Literature, Islamic Studies, Arabic, French and English for three years. Besides, he has worked as Administrative Officer with the Gambia Government for five years, serving at different ministries- the last being the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.

Ebou Gaye has written over 150 articles on various issues and a novel entitled Patience Is Accompanied By Smiles. Fake Love is his second novel. He won the Outstanding Features Writer Award of the Daily Observer newspaper of The Gambia in 2001. Prior to that, he was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Senegalese Students’ Association in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for contributing articles in its Arabic magazine, Al-amal. Ebou Gaye served as a member of Editorial Board of club magazines while studying at Gambia High.