![]() ![]() Peggy's first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction. The longer she waits to bury him, the more she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky. ![]() King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No. The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |