The Hundred Wells of Salaga explores the depths of female friendship in this stirringly intimate reimagining of life in pre-colonial Ghana. This captivating novel establishes Ayesha Harruna Attah as one of the most distinctive voices of the contemporary literary scene.
The Hundred Wells of Salaga
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Aminah lives an idyllic life in the village of Botu, until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that will turn 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 at Salaga-Kpembe. The lives of these two remarkable women converge in a tumultuous meeting that takes them from mistress and slave to unlikely allies, as Aminah and Wurche find themselves tangled in a web of desire, jealousy, political intrigue and illicit affairs.
Meanwhile, infighting among Wurche’s people threaten to leave the region exposed to powers much larger than themselves.
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| Author(s) | Ayesha Harruna Attah |
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| Print ISBN | 978-1911115519 |
| Format | Flapped paperback |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Age range | 15 and up |
| Number of pages | 234 |
