The Hundred Wells of Salaga
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Ayesha Harruna Attah
Based on true events, a story of courage, forgiveness, love, and freedom in precolonial Ghana, told through the eyes of two women born to vastly different fates. Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that transforms her from a daydreamer into a resilient woman. Wurche, the willful daughter of a chief, is desperate to play an important role in her father's court. These two women's lives converge as infighting among Wurche's people threatens the region, during the height of the slave trade at the end of the nineteenth century.Through the experiences of Aminah and Wurche, The Hundred Wells of Salaga offers a remarkable view of slavery and how the scramble for Africa affected the lives of everyday people.
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Author
Ayesha Harruna Attah
Pages
240
Publisher
Other Press, LLC
Published Date
2019-02-05
ISBN
1590519957 9781590519950
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"I really enjoyed the story. Attah writes about two women in parallel to each other and how their worlds overlap. It is rich in culture and traditions. Every second I was waiting to see what happens next. I felt the ending was sudden. I wish there was more answers to where the characters ended up. "