When Nene loses her newborn twins to the cruel demands of an ancient tradition, her world shatters. In her small village in the misty grassfields of pre-colonial Cameroon, twins are seen as an abomination—and the laws of the ancestors are absolute. But when silence is demanded of her, and the council of elders denies her a voice, Nene makes a quiet vow: to fight back in a way no woman ever has.
Haunted by grief, driven by love, and armed only with her wit and her will, Nene risks everything—her marriage, her name, her life—to expose the darkness hidden in custom and reclaim a future for the voiceless.
Set against a richly imagined backdrop of ancestral lore and mountain rituals, this powerful debut explores the tension between tradition and truth, community and conscience, fate and freedom. The Forbidden Cry is a gripping tale of betrayal, resilience, and the unstoppable force of a mother’s love.
Rebellion
Family
Political Intrigue
Grief
Betrayal
Folklore
Curse
Hero
Supernatural
Journey
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, General Fiction
Length2 hrs 55 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Front Matter
8Chapter 5
2Dedication
9Chapter 6
3Prologue
10Chapter 7
4Chapter 1
11Chapter 8
5Chapter 2
12Acknowledgements
6Chapter 3
13Closing Credits
7Chapter 4
About the author
I M Ndango
I. M. Ndango grew up in Cameroon, in a family that bonds over their love for storytelling.
Raised in Bamenda, he was shaped by the oral histories and folktales passed down through generations. Ndango is a software engineer with a passion for building products through technology. His love for storytelling and technology has taken him across Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, deepening his appreciation for diverse cultures.
He takes delight in learning, solving problems, and collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds. He lives in Ohio with his wife and their two children. View all by I M Ndango
