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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath...
Author
Publisher
Salamandra
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Effia y Esi nacen en Ghana durante el momento algido del comercio de esclavos a través del Atlántico. Comparten la misma madre, pero sus padres pertenecen a dos grupos étnicos diferentes, los fante y los asantes, ambos víctimas, pero también cómplices, de los colonos británicos que se dedican a la trata de personas. A las dos hermanas les aguardan destinos opuestos. En catorce capítulos magistralmente enlazados, la escritora narra la historia...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An intelligent and funny debut about a relatable, indomitable heroine: a young seamstress in Ghana who agrees to an arranged marriage, only to realize that some compromises are too extreme to accept, illuminating what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world."--
A seamstress in Gana, Afi Tekple is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother...
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