MoMo. - The Incredible Adventures of Me, My Duck and a Man Called Wolof
A story about the voice inside that refuses to be silenced.
 
Everyone tells MoMo what is possible.
His poverty tells him.
His village tells him.
The trap of self-perpetuating circles that families walk, generation after generation, mistaking them for fate, tells him most loudly of all.
His grandmother says it plainly: "We are born into circles that we cannot escape from."
But when MoMo watches the geese fly overhead, something inside him disagrees. He cannot prove her wrong. He simply feels, with a certainty that defies every rational objection, that her truth is not his truth.
He is a boy who listens to a voice the world tells him to ignore.
 
Set in the crumbling ruins of a North African kasbah, MoMo introduces us to a child who possesses nothing except an unshakeable inner knowing. He has no money, no connections, no advantages. He has a duck. He has dreams. And he has an instinct for sensing possibility where others see only walls.
 
What follows is a journey that begins in the imagination and ends somewhere few dare to travel.
This is not a story about magic in the fantastical sense. It is about the quiet magic of trusting yourself when everything external insists you are wrong. MoMo's adventures take him from dusty markets where he discovers gifts he did not know he had, toward a horizon that millions dream of but few reach.
 
Why This Story Matters Now
We live in an age of noise.
Expert opinion.
Official guidance.
Endless external voices telling us what to think and what is possible.
MoMo represents an ancient understanding: that human beings possess an inner compass, a faculty of knowing that children access naturally and adults must labour to recover.
In a world that asks us to outsource our judgment to systems and authorities, MoMo is a quiet act of resistance.
A book for children who still trust their instincts.
And for adults who wish they still did.
 
The Structure
The novel unfolds across four parts, each named for a stage of the butterfly's transformation: The Egg, The Caterpillar, The Chrysalis, The Butterfly. Metamorphosis is not comfortable.
It requires dissolution before reconstitution.
MoMo's journey honours the truth that becoming who you are meant to be often demands the surrender of who you were told to be.
 
Available as a four-part serial for younger readers or as a complete novel.
 
What Readers Are Saying
 
★★★★★ "MoMo is an ageless tale, about a child discovering the world around him, about fantasy, perception, possibilities, and how fortune smiles at those who dare to dream beyond the limits of reality." Goodreads
 
★★★★★ "MoMo is not special... it's extraordinary. Just as de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, this is not your ordinary story. It goes way beyond the scope of regular children's literature." Goodreads
 
★★★★★"The whole series captures the imagination whether young or old. I loved these books and couldn't stop reading! Seeing the world through a child's eyes reminds us of how we used to feel. Absolutely brilliant!"
Amazon
 
★★★★★"If your reading my review immediately go out and get the books, they will add a depth to your life as it did to mine. It's undoubtedly the best I've read in a very long time, leaving me hopeful, joyful and filled with deep contentment."
 
★★★★★ "The author portrays MoMo in the sweetest of ways. You're always rooting for him, and knowing his strength will carry him through the ups and downs he encounters. It's a beautiful story."
 
★★★★★ "I was compelled to devour it cover to cover. I am now embarrassed to have ever put it down." Goodreads
 
★★★★★ 
"Adventure, intrigue and local lore are there for readers to enjoy throughout, but a reflection on the constraining nature of social injustice will also resonate with many."
 
★★★★★ 
"Just one problem, though, I need to know what happened next! I hope it does become a film." Amazon
 
Comparisons
Readers have compared MoMo to The Little Prince and The Alchemist. Like those works, it operates on multiple levels: an adventure that delights younger readers, a meditation on human potential that moves adults.
 
Unlike those classics, MoMo is grounded in a contemporary reality recognisable from any evening news bulletin. The journey MoMo undertakes is happening now, to real children, as you read these words. This is not a parable from another time. It is a mirror held up to this one.
 
The Question
MoMo's grandmother tells him the circles cannot be escaped.
MoMo's heart tells him otherwise.
One of them is right.
This book asks which voice you would trust, and whether you still remember how to listen.