Your Own People

About the Book

Serwaa’s life has become miserable because Yaappiah, the madman, would not stop chasing her about as his wife. Koomotey suggests that the family consults a spiritualist to help solve Serwaa’s problem at the cost of fifty million cedis. The family contributes the money and gives it to Koomotey, but he absconds with it, with the intention of going to Gabon. Meanwhile, after many years of scorn and pressure from Evelyn’s mother for her to divorce Joe, the couple still braves the storm until they are blessed with twins, a boy and a girl. Pressure on Abusuapanin from Koomotey’s in-laws and Serwaa’s issue make him take refuge in Tweapiase where he impregnates Adwo, a cripple, young enough to be his granddaughter. Serwaa accuses Auntie Cornie of trying to destroy her life but Cornie maintains it was Serwaa’s greed that landed her into hot waters. The fracas leads to the two families being summoned to the palace, where Serwaa confesses to their plot against Joe. In her attempt to run away from possible punishment, Auntie Cornie ends up in Nigeria, where Koomotey had also incidentally become stranded.

About the Author

The author was born in Begoro in the Eastern Region of Ghana in 1960. Starting his elementary education at Begoro Anglican Primary, he completed at Laterbiokorshie ‘4’ Middle School in Accra in 1976. He studied telecommunication at Emit Electronics and worked at the Department of Civil Aviation for a few months before leaving the shores of Ghana for Nigeria. He has travelled extensively and now lives in London with his wife and four children. An elder of the Wembley Central Assembly of the Church of Pentecost, he blends his adventures with life experiences to paint a picture about how to hold your head high in the face of pressure and opposition. This is the second part of his book Your Own People. Enjoy reading and look out for part three.