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An elderly man poses with his bicycle in Salaga, northern Ghana, where Attah's new novel is set. Alamy Stock Photo
An elderly man poses with his bicycle in Salaga, northern Ghana, where Attah's new novel is set. Alamy Stock Photo
Ayesha Harruna Attah tackles tales of the African slave trade in her new novel
'The Hundred Wells of Salaga' is a harrowing yet moving and important story
Malcolm Forbes
February 23, 2019