Ancestor Stones
A Fiction, Historical, Cultural book. But what is a legend if not a story so great it...
The author of the rapturously acclaimed memoir The Devil That Danced on the Water seamlessly turns her hand to fiction and delivers a novel that is a lush and beautiful portrait of several generations of African women. In Ancestor Stones , a young woman from West Africa, who has lived in England for many years, returns after years of civil war. The family's coffee plantation has been placed in her hands, and she turns to her aunts—women who were mysterious and a bit intimidating to her younger self—who begin to tell their stories. They are timeless tales of rivalrous co-wives, patriarchal society, and old religions challenged by Islamic and Christian incursions; they are modern stories of European-owned mining companies, the repressive influence of mission schools, corrupt elections, and the postcolonial African...
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 336 pages
- ISBN: 9780871139443 / 871139448
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I learned about women -- how we are made into the women we've become, how we shape ourselves, how we shape each other. Aminatta Forna, Ancestor Stones // But what is a legend if not a story so great it has survived the retelling of countless generations? Aminatta Forna, Ancestor Stones // [T]hose most precious memories are hidden in the safest place of all. Safe from fire or floods or war. In stories. Stories remembered, until they are ready to be told. Or perhaps simply ready to be heard. Aminatta Forna, Ancestor Stones //
"Ancestor Stones" was written by Aminatta Forna who is half Scottish and half Sierra Leonean. The novel is set in the West African country of Sierra Leone and reads like a heartfelt dedication to the author's homeland. The story traces the lives of four half sisters (Asana, Mariama, Hawa and Serah), who all share the same father from... Definitely worth reading - for what it says about Sierra Leone, about its history, about its women, its politics. And for some beautifully written passages. Any story that involves the story line of a significant percentage of a man's eleven wives and their offspring will take some adjustment. I had to flip back to the family tree to keep track of whose who. But once I found the rhythm and began to get a feel for who goes where with whom, the story began to pull me in. By the end, I was...
