Kirjahaku

The talented daughter of successful parents, Zhara endures a troubled childhood in Ghana, pursued by bullies, witches and paedophiles and haunted by ghosts and nightmares. Determined to escape the persecution, she studies hard and manages to graduate with honours, enabling her to embark on a business career. Soon she is tasting success and revelling in the trappings of European high society. Her relationship with her first love, an Ashanti prince, is dogged by tribalism, class and religious prejudice, and the pressure is almost too much for Zhara. Only when a crisis forces her to consult a psychologist can she finally begin to deal with her troubled past. Through prayers and with the help of a Cardinal, Zhara manages to face and conquer her demons just in time for her wedding.

Kofi is from a family of cocoa farmers, but although he respects his father and loves his mother, he does not want to be a cocoa farmer like his father and grandfather before him. He wants to study at university and become a doctor in the big city. Now that he is growing tall and handsome he is beginning to attract admiring glances from every woman in his village, particularly rich, beautiful Tamara. But it is not Tamara that Kofi has his eye on. A short story about coming of age in a rural community in Ghana.