{"product_id":"jellof-stars-and-the-mirror-raphael-ogwuda-zernoff-9798264241031","title":"Jellof, Stars, and the Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when food, memory, identity, and spirit weave into one story?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJellof, Stars, and the Mirror is not just a diary, not just a novel, not just a meditation on life-it is all of these at once. Set between the everyday rhythms of London life and the vast interior landscapes of consciousness, this book offers a unique blend of cultural observation, metaphysical teaching, and intimate storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough meals shared, dreams recorded, and encounters that test love, belonging, and identity, Raphael Ogwuda-Zernoff reveals how the smallest daily acts-cooking rice, walking to work, meeting a stranger-can open into the largest questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? What does it mean to live freely?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayered into the narrative are themes of immigration, cultural duality, spirituality, queerness, and healing. It is a story that honours Nigerian heritage while speaking to universal struggles of self-acceptance and transformation. It is at once grounded in real human detail and soaring in existential exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will resonate with: \u003cbr\u003e- Anyone who has ever lived between cultures, carrying more than one identity at once.\u003cbr\u003e- Readers of spiritual and metaphysical writing who seek truth beyond doctrine.\u003cbr\u003e- Those who value stories of authenticity, love, and the courage to live one's truth.\u003cbr\u003e- Lovers of memoir, who know that sometimes the most ordinary days conceal the most extraordinary revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove all, \u003ci\u003eJellof, Stars, and the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation. It asks you to see your own life reflected in its pages, to notice the beauty hidden in the ordinary, and to remember that every person, every culture, and every love story is part of the same greater tapestry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a book to read. It is a book to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raphael Ogwuda-Zernoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264241031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Raphael Ogwuda-Zernoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997127618815,"sku":"9798264241031","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jellof-stars-and-the-mirror-raphael-ogwuda-zernoff-9798264241031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}