A Cry of Innocence

<p>For Ijeoma it's an ordinary afternoon. She's curled up in a comfy chair reading a novel and enjoying her time off from school. Then her mother storms into the room and asks a question that will change the teenage girl's life forever: Are you a witch?</p><p>Dumbfounded by the ridiculous charge Ijeoma further learns that her classmate a beautiful young girl named Adaugo is dead. But before she died Adaugo confessed to being a witch and claimed that Ijeoma was one as well. Ijeoma vehemently denies this charge but her mother does not believe her. Worse neither does her beloved father.</p><p>Their entire Nigerian village soon hears of the charge and Ijeoma is judged accordingly. Helpless vulnerable na��ve and inexperienced Ijeoma is abandoned by her loved ones and forced to face the indignities of those who want her punished. But in the midst of the ashes of her life Ijeoma clings to her faith and determines to discover the truth behind the deceit.</p><p>Intense and thought-provoking A Cry of Innocence reveals the tragic consequences suffered by those falsely accused and serves as a stark reminder of society's responsibility to the truth.</p>