{"id":24,"date":"2026-08-11T03:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/872658\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-08-11T03:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:18:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/872658\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns homepage is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong><strong>The Price of Strength<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">A Daughter\u2019s Story, A Mother\u2019s Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8fe5817eaac&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8fe5817eaac\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"760\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/872658\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3289\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/872658\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book.png 574w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/WestBowPress\/872658\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Price of Strength: A Daughter\u2019s Story, A Mother\u2019s Legacy <\/em><\/strong>is a powerful memoir of survival, sacrifice, and restoration, told through the eyes of a daughter raised by a Nigerian widow who refused to be erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Elizabeth Egbelakin lost her husband in her thirties, she lost far more than a marriage. Stripped of inheritance because she bore no son, rejected by culture, and left to raise two daughters alone, she entered a quiet war against poverty, patriarchy, and silence. With relentless faith and unimaginable labour, she chose dignity over dependence and education over despair, determined to prove that daughters are not a burden, but a legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Told with lyrical honesty, this book weaves together three journeys: a mother who paid the price of strength with her body, a daughter who carried inherited trauma into adulthood, and a family whose wounds ultimately became a testimony of healing and purpose. 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