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THE VISIT Kindle Edition

by Joy Lo-Bamijoko (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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This is Micro Read, a short story of not more than 2,000 words.
Every day is for the thief, but one day is for the owner of the house! This is the moral of this micro-story.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085VSGL2X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Self (March 11, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 11, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1495 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 8 pages

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Joy Nwosu was born in Enugu, Anambra State of south-eastern Nigeria. Her parents were Charles Belonwu and Deborah Nwosu. She is the fifth in rank of the seven children of her parents. Joy was born into a music family.

Joy, now retired, was a music teacher, trained in Santa Cecilia, Rome, and obtained her Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Michigan, USA.

She has written and published extensively on national and international scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Her short story I Come from Utopia was published in African Voices, Spring/Summer, 2007, pg. 18, and her first English novel; Mirror of Our Lives: Voices of Four Igbo Women was published in 2011, and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Contest in 2012. She has also two books published in the Italian language.

Joy is a trained musician, and taught music for 35 years. She writes, performs, and record folk songs.

Her new book: The Legend of the Walking Dead: Igbo Mythologies, which has just been released, is a journey into the mysteries of life and death of the Igbos of Nigeria. She loves reading romances and mystery stories.

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John

Very quick read

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

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The Visit by Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko takes place in a small, cramped town in Nigeria. The author's flat in the 8-unit duplex faced a highrise building next door. Most of the property was surrounded by concrete walls that hid all the activity on-site; the compound was dead during the day and booming at night. The building was unique and many people were curious, craving a peek inside. The neighborhood wasn't considered safe as thieves roamed the streets after dark.

A friend, Rebecca, from the U.S. visited her flat and they spent the day reminiscing of earlier times together in school. As the visitor readies to leave, she finds her world is turned upside down. The landlord and young people in the neighborhood all come together to help make things right.

The author does an excellent job of bringing it all together in such a short time. It was ten minutes well spent.

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TruthBTold

The cutest little gem!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020

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There's a new genre in town and it's called micro reads! These are reads that you can tackle in 5-10 minutes and this one was so cute. It's clear that this author writes from her origin when she uses words like "compound" when referencing a house. I've read some of her other books and her writing puts you smack dab in the middle of Lagos, Nigeria most of the time and when reading something by Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko, the place you're transported to is the only place you want to be at that time.

The read was fast and clean. Get your own copy - but know that it's not a novel and it's not a short story - it is a tiny, little micro read and sometimes, that's all that we have time for.

Kudos to the author!

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John W. Howell

You Are Taken to Another World

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020

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The location of The Visit is Lagos, Nigeria. Still, since author Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko describes the scene perfectly, and from her description, the reader immediately knows this is a different place. The story is a quick read and is about a person trying to get their car back from a family of thieves. There were some surprising and humorous events. I don't want to wander into the area of spoilers, so let me say the ending is well crafted, and the reader should be pleased. There were some technical issues in formatting and paragraph construction, but they did not take away from the enjoyment of the read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2020

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I enjoyed this micro read! This story is set in Lagos, Nigeria, but it could easily be related to any bad neighborhood. The author did a wonderful job of setting the scene with such a short story. I enjoyed how the community came together to help one of their own. I won't give away the ending, but I liked how it reflected reality in how there is not always a perfect ending.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020

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I just discovered a new book genre known as micro read. This short story is about a car theft set in Lagos, Nigeria, and how the local community came together to assist. Although there are some minor book formatting/paragraphing issues, these did not deter me from enjoying the story. If you ever find yourself having a few minutes to spare, this is definitely a good quick read.

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020

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With a clear depiction of the setup in the first paragraph, the story moves at a good pace throughout. Though it is a micro read, it still contains a beginning, a middle, and an end. The main characters and the plot are simple but well defined. Ms. Lo-Bamijoko illuminates the essence of the text in a consummate fashion.

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Lisa Kradjian

What a striking microread!

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020

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This short story draws the reader in right away, with such an intriguing sequence of circumstances and events. The level of detail, and engagement with the characters, in such a short amount of time, is what I appreciate most about this story set on a fateful night in Lagos.

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Like2Read

Nice Introduction to a "Micro Read"

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2020

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If you are not familiar with a "micro read," this will serve as a good introduction. The author uses her extensive familiarity with the location to quickly set the stage in the first paragraph. By paragraph three, you sense that something is going awry. The momentum builds fast and in six well-written and fast moving pages - the crime is solved.

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