Lonely days, bayo adebowale’s novel centres on yaremi, a strong widow and her experiences as a lonely woman in kufi village.yaremi is the widow of ajumobi who was a very brave and prosperous hunter.she has three children: segi, alani and wura.as in all african cultures, yaremi faces a lot after the demise of her husband ranging from accusation of murder and several rites and practices.after going through all those, yaremi is now left alone to face life as a widow.yaremi’s grandchild (segi’s son), woye, is a small boy who stays with yaremi during this trying times.