In Yorùbá wisdom, the saying “Ọmọ lèrè” captures a cultural truth — a child is a parent’s reward. Tradition holds that children are meant to care for their parents in old age, securing blessings for themselves in return. But in a world of shifting ideologies, this belief is now challenged, seen by some as an echo of entitlement and black tax.

Widowed and aging, Ìyá Ẹ̀bùn finds herself at war — not with the world, but within her own bloodline. Olúbùnmi, a woman married into a storm, finds herself questioning where love ends and tradition begins.

ÌṢẸ́PẸ́ is a genre-bending novel that navigates motherhood, widowhood, black tax, religion, taboo, paedophilia, and the quiet violences that fester within the home. It is a story of love, loss, and the price of silence — told through the aching hearts of women and men searching for meaning in the wreckage.