{"product_id":"what-the-heart-keeps-jacob-tsunda-salihu-9798180614292","title":"What the Heart Keeps","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Emeka Nwosu is nine years old, he breaks his wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bone heals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distracted father, a loving mother carrying sorrows she never speaks about, friendships that teach painful lessons about trust, and a world that rewards emotional silence all leave their marks on a boy learning what it means to be strong. One ordinary moment at a time, Emeka begins to build a life around a dangerous belief: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandle your pain alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the years unfold, the lessons of childhood follow him from Onitsha to Lagos, from family living rooms to church halls, from first friendships to first heartbreaks. Every disappointment is carefully stored away. Every wound is managed. Every truth remains unspoken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the weight of everything he has buried begins demanding to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender, profound, and emotionally unforgettable, What the Heart Keeps is a powerful novel about family, masculinity, friendship, faith, memory, and the hidden cost of becoming the person everyone believes is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has ever carried pain in silence, loved people who could not say what they felt, or wondered how childhood continues to shape the adults we become, this story will feel deeply familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome wounds fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome become part of who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the heart remembers them all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Tsunda Salihu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180614292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Jacob Tsunda Salihu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173572190463,"sku":"9798180614292","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-the-heart-keeps-jacob-tsunda-salihu-9798180614292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}