![]() ![]() ![]() (There had been another live-in lover but they were never married.) People were surprised when he married Ama, as she cannot read but she is a devoted, loving wife. When he dies, he is living outside Accra, with his second wife, Ama. (Selasi is herself a twin but she has a twin sister, not a twin brother, as in this book.) The story gradually unfolds, as we learn of the history of the family as well as what Kweku has been doing since he left his family. The story revolves around the father – Kweku Sai – his life and death and his effect on his family – his wife, his son Olu, the two twins Taiwo and Kehinde and the youngest daughter, Folasadé (Sadie). In the book, the mother is the first (but not the last) wife and the book starts with the father’s death from a heart attack, in Ghana. In real life, her father already had two wives when he married Selasi’s mother and is still alive, living in Saudi Arabia. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of her family but, in particular, of her father, who left the family home when she was a child. This novel received a lot of publicity when first published – the most feted debut novel of the year and an arresting first novel – and it certainly is a good novel though I am not sure if it is good as some critics have said. Home » Ghana » Taiye Selasi » Ghana Must Go Taiye Selasi: Ghana Must Go ![]()
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