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"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...
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278 pages ; 22 cm
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"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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379 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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Effia y Esi nacen en Ghana durante el momento algido del comercio de esclavos a traves del Atlantico. Comparten la misma madre, pero sus padres pertenecen a dos grupos etnicos diferentes, los fante y los asantes, ambos victimas, pero tambien complices, de los colonos britanicos que se dedican a la trata de personas. A las dos hermanas les aguardan destinos opuestos. En catorce capitulos magistralmente enlazados, la escritora narra la historia de las...
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