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Beyond the horizon

Author: Amma Darko
Publisher: Oxford [England] ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1995.
Series: African writers series.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"Gazing at her naked body in the mirror, Mara reflects on her transformation from naive Ghanaian village girl into a prostitute in a German brothel." "Mara has been deceived by her husband, Akobi, into coming to Europe to find a 'paradise', but as the truth about Akobi and her new life unfolds she realises she is trapped. The expectations of her family in Africa force her to remain, living a lie." "Beyond the Horizon  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Psychological fiction
Fiction
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Darko, Amma, 1956-
Beyond the horizon.
Oxford [England] ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1995
(OCoLC)605406308
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Amma Darko
ISBN: 0435909908 9780435909901
OCLC Number: 32140941
Notes: First appeared as a German translation under the title: Der verkaufte Traum.
Description: 140 ; 20 cm.
Series Title: African writers series.
Responsibility: Amma Darko.

Abstract:

"Gazing at her naked body in the mirror, Mara reflects on her transformation from naive Ghanaian village girl into a prostitute in a German brothel." "Mara has been deceived by her husband, Akobi, into coming to Europe to find a 'paradise', but as the truth about Akobi and her new life unfolds she realises she is trapped. The expectations of her family in Africa force her to remain, living a lie." "Beyond the Horizon is a gripping and provocative story of the plight of African women in Europe, and the false hopes of those they leave behind."--Jacket.

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