Seventy-Two Hours in Ghana (eBook, ePUB) - Hayles, Veleta
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In the rural terrain of Côte d'Ivoire, several people are trying to carve out a life in an unforgiving landscape. Eze, a member of the Akan tribe, becomes a village chieftain and is popular with the villagers. However, life as village leader proves to be complex as Eze struggles to maintain his authority over the unrelenting villagers, who scrutinise his actions and his flaws. Eze becomes involved with Jose, a slave ship owner, who is enticing villagers to travel to South Carolina on the promise of a better life, a promise which may not be all that it appears. Meanwhile, a love triangle…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In the rural terrain of Côte d'Ivoire, several people are trying to carve out a life in an unforgiving landscape. Eze, a member of the Akan tribe, becomes a village chieftain and is popular with the villagers. However, life as village leader proves to be complex as Eze struggles to maintain his authority over the unrelenting villagers, who scrutinise his actions and his flaws. Eze becomes involved with Jose, a slave ship owner, who is enticing villagers to travel to South Carolina on the promise of a better life, a promise which may not be all that it appears. Meanwhile, a love triangle develops between Ben, who is suspected to be Eze's son, Carla, Jose's sister, and Jira, Eze's stoical housekeeper. The lives of all will be irrevocably intertwined by the conclusion of this evocative tale.
Autorenporträt
Veleta Hayles lives in London and has two children. She was born in Clarendon, Jamaica and has worked in social care for most of her working life. Veleta holds a BA (Hons) MA degree in Creative Writing from Teesside University. As well as writing short stories, articles, blogs and poems, Veleta is the author of The Depth of Mischief and Going Places. Seventy-Two Hours in Ghana, a story steeped in the traditions of Ghanaian life, is her latest fictional work. Veletäs hobbies include being outdoors, walking, keeping fit, reading, and in addition to writing she runs a successful creative writing group and classes on writing poetry and [creative writing]. She also hosts a weekly podcast, ¿Hints for Writing Your Novel¿. Veleta plans is to undertake studies that will boost her writing. Veleta was awarded Best Writing Services Online Platform 2023 by SME [an online] magazine which gives recognition to Small and Medium Enterprises in the UK.