Nothing Spoil

NOTHING SPOIL tells the story of Stella, a young Nigerian woman whose life starts to crumble after she sheltered a stranded man, Jide, for a night. This ruins her relationship with her boyfriend, Dan and sets off a traumatic chain of events – she tests positive for HIV and struggles as a single mother.

She reunites with Dan, the embers of their love doused by Dan’s engagement and imminent wedding. When Dan is kidnapped a week to his wedding, Stella’s efforts to get him released lands her in captivity and they learn, too late, that their captors were part of an international organ-trafficking syndicate. Faced with death in an unknown location and surrounded by armed angry youths, every single breath becomes a battle for survival.

About the Author

Kelvin Alaneme is a Nigerian writer, medical doctor and entrepreneur. He is featured on several platforms including The Guardian, BBC, Brittlepaper and Business Insider Africa. He divides his time between London and the United States.

Alaneme is the winner of the 2020 Voices of Tomorrow Competition organised by the University of Cambridge and a recipient of the 2021 Magnusson Award from Glasgow Caledonian University. NOTHING SPOIL is his first novel.