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Not told in a “standard” western style, it is a story of women‘s relationships, centered on Esi Sekyi – her first marriage to smothering husband Oko, her second polygamous marriage to Ali, and her lifelong friendship with Opokuya. The theme of changes is augmented with glimpses of Opokuya‘s and Ali‘s marriages. Each relationship blends tradition and modernity, none entirely successfully. But it portrays the possibilities for modern African women.

5 out of 5

Revisiting this was so refreshing. Aidoo writes the absolute funnest sentences. I loved to see the old Accra rise up from the pages like a pop-up book.
The old Accra which is still very much like the new Accra. Esi‘s old problems that are still very much new problems.
Changes is a timeless piece of art. Timeless.

Yesterday, I started Changes: A Love Story by Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo.
#Ghana #Africa #feminism

“It used to be possible to talk and know that you and everyone else knew what you were talking about. It has stopped being like that for some time now. These days, we are getting used to people saying big things when they mean so little or nothing at all.” - Ama Ata Aidoo (Changes: A Love Story)

“It‘s only after you‘ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

#quotes

Anyone who has read this one?