Ten Days With Minor
An unlikely story of love, sex and the beauty of dying
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"I would like to know what has been your most embarrassing monent!" Minor asked quite unexpectedly. "Well, I was most embarrassed when I tried to console my instructor on the death of his spouse. I did not realize how callous it would sound when I said, "Look at it as one less egg to fry!" "You really told your instructor that his wife's death was one less egg to fry?" Minor's eyes had opened wide. "I did,and in the presence of a few other classmates. As soon as I said it, I realized how inappropriate it was." " What was his reaction?" "In his depressed state, he found it in him to feel sorry for the fresh Nigerian student trying to use American slang." "What was your reaction?" "I waited for the ground to open up, though it did not." Usukuma suddenly wondered if she had repeated her blunder by choosing the one-less-egg-to fry incident and referring to the ground opening up. Minor's eyes had closed.
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Ten Days With Minor is a story that draws us down the path that we would rather avoid: to death’s door. But what we usually greet with dark foreboding, Nsedu flips to the other side: to openness, intrigue, ancient overlays and new possibilities. With a fresh and vivid sensuality, she gently pokes, prods, and teases us past our own fears while giving us a precious window into the end stages of AIDS. Dancing between curiosity and suspense, this chance encounter of two people from very different cultures will shake your assumptions and feed your love of life even in the face of death. This bold and daring story will leave you quivering with aliveness.
About the Author
Nsedu Bassey Onyile was born in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, and raised in the city of Calabar in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. She is the youngest daughter of Chief Bassey Onyile and his wife Chief Mrs Ansa B. Onyile (J.P.). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Nigeria in English and Literary Studies and her Master’s degree from George Mason University in Nursing Administration. Over ten years, she worked as a Correctional Officer for the D.C. government and now enjoys her daily experience as a trauma/emergent care nurse in Las Vegas.
Ms. Onyile has contributed articles on cross cultural topics to a number of publications. This is her first book length work. It is deeply informed by her experience of the contrasts of West African and American society, and the compassion gained through years of caring for patients of every hue, culture and orientation. She is married with three grown children.