A soft day in Ireland is a mist that blurs the edges of the world and asks for patience. This story is built from that same quiet endurance. Soft Days Beyond the Half-Door follows two young people who meet in the sawdust of a Dublin woodwork room and spend the next decade learning how to hold on to one another in a world that encourages letting go. Ebere Kanu, the son of a Nigerian Chief, has been raised on the cold logic of efficiency and control. �imear Collins, the daughter of a Dublin jobsman, has been shaped by resourcefulness, community, and the warm resilience of the working class. When a disastrous school bridge project forces their worlds to collide, a partnership begins that will carry them across the Irish Sea and through the most defining years of their lives.
This is not simply a romance, although there is love, nor merely a coming-of-age tale, although there is growth. It is the story of two people who discover that a relationship is not a happy accident but a structure that must be engineered with intention. From the rigid expectations of the Kanu household in Willow Park to the sleepless architecture studios of London, from the collapse of a long-distance friendship to the painstaking way it is rebuilt, Ebere and �imear learn that the strongest structures are not the ones that scrape the sky but the ones that span the gap between two hearts. Within these pages you will encounter the clash of philosophies that shapes their bond, the struggle for autonomy that forces Ebere to confront his father's ambitions, the moral tests of the London architectural world, and the unusual contract that keeps their friendship alive when distance threatens to undo it. Soft Days Beyond the Half-Door is a story about patience, resilience, and the quiet architecture of endurance, reminding us that the most meaningful connections are built slowly, one soft day at a time.
- Bj�rn Kraft
Ahuruonye, Dandy: - "
Dandy Ahuruonye is a professional writer who has published material that delves into such wider spheres as current affairs and social issue commentaries. In recent years, he has written articles, lectures, technical materials, short stories, books, and critiques. Many of these are published on various platforms and are accessible to the general public.
Ahuruonye was born in Aba, Nigeria, and has spent much of his adult life in Europe. His father was Friday Enwereji Ahuruonye; one of the many children of a tribal ruler - Chief Ahuruonye Ikpefu. His mother was Madam Joy Chinagorom Ahuruonye.
He started his education at Umuikaa Central primary School soon after the Biafran war, and later moved to Mkpuka Community primary School. After his primary school education, attended St Ephraim Secondary School Owerrinta. Ahuruonye subsequently completed his studies at Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. He holds a Diploma in Fashion Designing, and a University Certificate in Medical Records from DIT (HMI).
Dandy has published several books including a technical work on fashion and designing: "The Shoemaker - Principles and Guide for Professionals." He has also published a host of children's books including: 'Illustrated Children's Stories;' 'Groccoli;' 'Waka;' 'The Good and Ugly Weather Friends;' 'The Eel and Phil in Kill;' 'The Grass Fart in Donegal Bay, ' amongst others.
This Encyclopaedia: THE WHISPERING POET: An Anthology Of Igbo & Other Proverbs is his latest masterpiece.
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