In Ghana, at the end of the 19th century, the fates of two young women from very different places intertwine: Aminah, who lives with her family in a small village and thinks about becoming a shoemaker like her father, is captured by raiders who sell her into slavery, while Wurche, daughter of an important chief, tries to break the mould of what a woman is supposed to be by striving to become involved in politics. Although the two protagonists have completely different backgrounds, they have […]
“The only way we will mean anything is if we unite.”
The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah
