A Time to Reconcile

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A Time to Reconcile</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a comedy with a serious tone featuring Beta a young girl whose choice of marriage goes contrary to that of her parents. Her suitor Chato hails from an enemy tribe and her parents see her choice as a sign of bad luck. The conflicts that ensue uncover a brilliant and tactful portrayal of preoccupations rampant in today's Africa in general and Cameroon in particular. The involvement of the tribal chief the Man of God the two enemy tribes and family members results in a twist in the plot. This twist brings about reconciliation and a successful marriage between Chato and Beta. The Man of God another suitor to Beta a symbol of what is popularly known as the African Independent Churches reveals the role parents usually play in determining the spouses of their daughters. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>George Njimele was born in Awing North West Region of Cameroon in 1973. He started writing at an early age and writes mostly for children and young adults. He took up writing full-time and started the Peacock Writers Series in Cameroon. He won the National Prize for poetry in 1995 organized by the National Book Development Council. Some of his works such as </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Madmen and Traitors</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (2015) </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Queen of Power </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(1998) </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Undeserved Suffering </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2008) </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Slave Boys </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2008) and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Poverty is Crazy </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2012) are prescribed in the Cameroon school curriculum (literature awareness) for beginners in secondary school. His other works include: </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>King</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Shaba</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (2006) </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>House of Peace </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2007) </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Land of Sweet Meat </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2017) and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Reap</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>What You Sow </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(2020). </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-center> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>