Ghana fiction on a contemporary note

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Changes (Heinemann African Writers Series)
1.  Changes (Heinemann African Writers Series) by Ms Ama Ata Aidoo
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  "Esi deals with many issues confronting Ghanaian women"
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No Sweetness Here
2.  No Sweetness Here by Ama Ata Aidoo
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  "One of Aidoo's earlier collection of short stories"
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Not Without Flowers
3.  Not Without Flowers by Amma Darko
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  "Deals with mental health of women in contemporary Ghana"
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Faceless
4.  Faceless by Amma Darko
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  "Women from all sides of the economy in Ghana's capital, Accra"
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The Clothes of Nakedness (Heinemann African Writers Series)
5.  The Clothes of Nakedness (Heinemann African Writers Series) by Benjamin Kwame Kwakye
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  "Story of contemporary Accra"
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The Sun by Night
6.  The Sun by Night by Benjamin Kwakye
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  "Gritty story of contrasts between the haves and have nots in Accra"
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Cloth Girl
7.  Cloth Girl by Marilyn Heward Mills
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  "Prize-winning first novel is the story of two women and how literacy brings them together"
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Big Bishop Roko and the Alter Gangsters
8.  Big Bishop Roko and the Alter Gangsters by B. Kojo Laing
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  "Complex language used in this novel may put some off"
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Wife of the Gods: An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery
9.  Wife of the Gods: An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei J. Quartey
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  "Detective story set in both urban and rural Ghana"
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The Door of No Return
10.  The Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi
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  "Located in both the UK and Ghana, with scenes in slave castles"
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The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born (Heinemann African Writers Series)
11.  The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born (Heinemann African Writers Series) by Ayi Kwei Armah
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  "One of the classics of the 1960s; still resonates today"
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The Narrow Path (African Writers Series)
12.  The Narrow Path (African Writers Series) by Francis Selormey
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  "Almost autobiographical account of a young boy's growing up in southeastern Ghana"
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Money Galore (Heinemann African Writers Series)
13.  Money Galore (Heinemann African Writers Series) by Amu Djoleto
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  "Satirical account of post-independence life in Ghana"
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The African Agenda
14.  The African Agenda by Camynta Baezie
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  "Thriller, set among Ghanaian diaspora"
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The Seasons of Beento Blackbird
15.  The Seasons of Beento Blackbird by Akosua Busia
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  "Love story from member of a famous Ghanaian family"
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Rich Girl, Poor Girl
16.  Rich Girl, Poor Girl by Lesley Lokko
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  "Chicklit from Ghanaian/Scottish architect"
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Journey
17.  Journey by G.A. Agambila
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  "Unusual for its northern settings"
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Tail of the Blue Bird
18.  Tail of the Blue Bird by Nii Ayikwei Parkes
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  "UK based poet's first novel; a wonderful mix of the new and more traditional"
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True Murder
19.  True Murder by Yaba Badoe
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  "Teens in a boarding school, with some menace, but it is also about growing up;  another UK based Ghanaian author"
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Definition Of A Miracle
20.  Definition Of A Miracle by Farida N. Bedwei
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  "Story of a Ghanaian girl with cerebral palsy whose family supports her having a normal life"
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Powder Necklace (Wsp Readers Club)
21.  Powder Necklace (Wsp Readers Club) by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
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  "Ghanaian teen born in the UK adjusts to boarding school in Ghana, and later in the US"
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The Association of Foreign Spouses: Their Hopes Lay in the Friendship They Shared
22.  The Association of Foreign Spouses: Their Hopes Lay in the Friendship They Shared by Marilyn Heward Mills
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  "The story of four non-Ghanaian women's adjustment to life in the Ghana of the 1980s"
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AMA: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
23.  AMA: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Manu Herbstein
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  "Story of a woman captured in Northern Ghana, and her life as a slave"
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