Book Club kit : Wife of the gods
(Book Club Kit)
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010.
Physical Desc
10 bks. (x, 319 pages) : map ; 21 cm. + 1 discussion guide
Status
More Details
Format
Book Club Kit
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Series statement from hardcover printing.
Description
An original debut novel set in Ghana, this is the story of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, who's sent from the big city to the village of Ketanu to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker. Darko's own mother disappeared from this same village many years ago, and as the mystery unfolds, the reader meets a rich cast of characters, and learns about Trokosi, a system where young teenage girls are sent to live with fetish priests to bring good fortune to their families. Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu, and in addition to solving a recent murder, discovers the shocking truth about his own mother's disappearance.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Quartey, K. J. (2010). Book Club kit: Wife of the gods . Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quartey, Kwei J. 2010. Book Club Kit: Wife of the Gods. Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quartey, Kwei J. Book Club Kit: Wife of the Gods Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Quartey, Kwei J. Book Club Kit: Wife of the Gods Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2010.
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| Last Update | 2024-05-16 01:40:41AM |
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