The Taboo Promise

<p>On a quest to pursue further studies Kumato a respectable son from Molumbu village in Cameroon wins a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States. While his father welcomes this great news with pride—for his son to study abroad—his mother laments the loss of her only son to Western cultural values.</p><p>Abroad Kumato’s conflicting emotions about the United States continue to haunt him. He becomes torn between respecting the traditions of his people and adhering to the emotional turmoil that tears him apart. Moreover he falls passionately in love with Susan a beautiful blonde white American.She left Washington DC to pursue a medical career in Carbondale Illinois. Will Kumato forfeit his promise to his mother? Will Kumato’s and Susan’s love stand the test of time?</p><p>From the hills and valleys of Molumbu village to the campus of Southern Illinois University The Taboo Promise shares an unusual American love story set in the late 1970s a story that unfolds against a backdrop of interracial love tolerance and acceptance.</p>