Rousing read with themes around women, tradition, power dynamics in politics and relationships. . Set in pre colonial Ghana and follows two young women through a pivotal period of their lives- and a pivotal era in the country’s history. As well as war and conflict between populations within Ghana, we see British and German colonialism taking root.

Unsettling - we are following both a benefactor and a victim of slave trades. No obvious answers are given so there is a lot to consider. I will probably re-read at some point, I think there are some subtleties I still have to learn from.