The book portrays the end result of envy and jealousy in human lives. It gives us an insight on the need to make hay while the sun shines, which implies planning for the future as against the backdrop of planning in the future. The story is a tragedy of two brothers; Wilson and Kenechukwu and their only sister Nene. The success story of Kenechukwu after years of struggle, led to his being cut down in his prime by a beloved. Nene's fantasies of her dream husband almost ruined her, but for her counterintuitive move. Wilson, who felt he could cheat on nemesis, paid a grave price with his innocent family.