This Wasn't for the Public

This book is not a whisper.
It is a confession that escaped.

In This Wasn’t for the Public, Biodun Abudu explores the stories people keep hidden behind reputation, expectation, and silence.

We are taught to survive quietly.
To perform stability.
To call coping “normal.”

But behind closed doors, people live different lives than the ones they defend in public.

Some habits are inherited.
Some are taught.
Some are rewarded.

This book doesn’t explain them.
It exposes them.

Through reflection, commentary, and unfiltered honesty, Abudu examines the tensions between private truth and public image, the weight of cultural expectations, and the quiet realities many people carry but rarely speak about.

Because the things that shape us most
were never meant to be said out loud.

And yet here they are.

Some pages will feel familiar.
Some may feel a little too close to home.

If you’re curious which ones apply to you, start with the first few pages.