About the Author

Constante Y. (Yawavi) Gakpo, is a 32-year-old young woman who hails from Togo.

She is a freelance professional conference interpreter and translator (French and English). She holds a BA in Translation and an MA in Conference Interpreting from the University of Ghana, Legon.

After completing her primary and secondary school education in Togo, she lived and studied in Ghana from 2011 to 2015 and then from 2017 to 2019.

She currently lives in her home country where she works both from home and abroad for a varied clientèle of international organisations.

In her free time, you will find her working out, singing, dancing, watching movies or writing and sharing bits and pieces of her life on social media.

About the book

Even though the author is not new to writing, this book is the first of her officially published literary works.

It treats the topics of manipulation, gaslighting, deception, and mental, emotional and financial abuse in a romantic relationship.

In these pages, she recounts the harrowing experience of going through an abusive relationship; falling in love with and being at the mercy of a man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with.

She goes into great detail about the mental struggles she experienced while finding her way out of that darkness.

Her choice to no longer be a silent victim is what birthed this poignant masterpiece that carries the reader into the heart of each scene with her.

Her story is one of boldness and courage.

She hopes that through it, others will learn, find healing, peace of mind and the confirmation they need to stand up for themselves too.

Edited by: Rosemond Nyansafoh

Layout & Publishing by: Lumière Creatif

Cover designs: Maame Akua Ofosua Yeboah

Front and back cover photos: Ze_Louis Photography

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