Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

In this stunning collection, Bolu Babalola takes the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and rewrites them with incredible new detail and vivacity. Moving exhilaratingly across perspectives, continents, and genres, Babalola reimagines iconic Greek myths, ancient legends from the Middle East, and the magical folktales of West Africa.

Whether set in the distant past or the vividly current present, these stories explore the most complex of human emotions: the passion of love at first sight, the struggle for independence, and the realization that self-love must always come first. From a high-born Nigerian goddess longing to be truly seen to a powerful Ghanaian spokeswoman forced to choose between legacy and her heart, these characters navigate the intangible essence of desire.

Smart, joyful, and witty, Love in Colour is a celebration of romance in all its forms. It creates new narratives inspired by the astonishingly diverse tales that already exist across global communities, offering a unique collection of love stories that truly represent the world we live in today.