1--What is the title of your latest release?
WHERE WE END & BEGIN
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Where We End & Begin is about Dunni and Obinna, who meet and fall in love as teenagers. But they’re separated when Dunni goes to America for college. Twelve years later, Dunni goes back to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding and sees Obinna again. As they reconnect, secrets from the past come to the surface.
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
As a Nigerian, most of the stories I think of automatically take place in Nigeria. I really enjoy describing Nigerian settings and bringing that to readers who may never visit Nigeria.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Yes, I would hang out with one of my protagonists, Dunni. But it would be the teenage version of her, whom I loved writing.
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Teenage Dunni is fearless, honest, and funny.
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Things aren’t always what they seem.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I do a little of both, depending on my mood.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Cake! I love pastries!
9--Describe your writing space/office!
It’s a cozy room with a bookshelf, black and white pictures of old Hollywood movie stars, and lots of scented candles.
10--Who is an author you admire?
Laini Taylor
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
12--Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
To this day, it’s one of the best calls I have ever received. My agent informed me of the news, and I remember doubling over and just crying. Definitely a memorable moment.
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Romance
14--What’s your favorite movie?
Isoken
15--What is your favorite season?
Autumn
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
With my peace of mind and cake.
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
Savage Beauty on Netflix
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Jollof rice and turkey.
19--What do you do when you have free time?
Watch a movie.
20--What can readers expect from you next?
A young adult novel set for release in 2024.
Dunni hasn’t seen her high school boyfriend, Obinna, since she left Nigeria to attend college in America. Before their devastating separation, they vowed to find their way back to each other one day.
Twelve years later, and their vow is a thing of the past. Dunni works as a geneticist in Seattle and is engaged to a man she doesn’t love but one her parents approve of. Her future is laid out for her, and everything is going according to plan until she returns to Nigeria for a friend’s wedding and runs into Obinna. The shy, awkward boy she loved as a teenager is now a sophisticated, confident man. Things have changed, but there’s still an undeniable connection between them.
As they rediscover each other, their days filled with desire and passion, Dunni is reminded of the beautiful future she once planned with Obinna. But when devastating secrets are revealed and the reckless actions of their past bring new challenges, she’s left questioning everything, including if the love that consumed her as a teenager is still worth holding on to.
Multicultural African-American | Multicultural Romance [Berkley, On Sale: September 27, 2022, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780593440230 / eISBN: 9780593440247]
Jane Abieyuwa Igharo was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Canada at the age of twelve. She has a journalism degree from the University of Toronto and works as a communications specialist in Ontario, Canada. When she isn't writing, she's watching "Homecoming" for the hundredth time and trying to match Beyonce's vocals to no avail.
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