In a classic coming-of-age tradition, Driftwood: a tale of leftovers carefully unwraps intricate layers of love, abuse, hurt and loss from the eyes of a misunderstood teenager.
Nanret, who is abandoned at birth, is plunged into unknown waters after her foster mother is attacked by marauding bandits. She is now twice denied of a mother’s love and finds herself drifting, tossed and roughed by currents of details she finds in her mother’s diaries. She begins a search for answers to questions burning her heart, which leads her to a remand home where she uncovers strange and horrific tales untold.
Driftwood tells the story of hope and gives voice to many without a voice as Nanret liberates children from a bully and exposes a paedophile. This book is the perfect gift for lovers of young adult literature.
Ayotunde Mamudu treats every workshop he facilitates like a stage performance, employing theatrical skills he perfected in a secondary school rendition of Wole Soyinka’s Trial of Brother Jero (he played Chume) as teaching aids in all his communication classes. He has now done this for over ten years for corporate organisations across Nigeria, recreating training content for better understanding.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Human Capital Development of Nigeria and a proud ‘Josite’, having obtained a Master’s Degree and Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language from the University of Jos. He is one of the few recipients of the Vice Chancellor Scholar-Scheme awards.
He valiantly attempted to run away from the many books that his late father, Professor Ayo Mamudu, stacked in his study earlier in life, but today, he thoroughly enjoys all things literary.
Ayotunde hails from Edo State but lives in Jos with his wife and two children. He dreams of one day becoming a voice-over actor for cartoon characters.