Ancestor Stones - Aminatta Forna
ANCESTOR STONES
Aminatta Forna
For Yabome, oya ka mi
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Family Tree
Butterflies
PROLOGUE
1. Abie, 2003
The Women’s Gardens
SEEDS
2. Asana, 1926
Shadows of the Moon
3. Mariama, 1931
Stones
4. Hawa, 1939
Fish
5. Serah, 1950
Woman Palava
DREAMS
6. Asana, 1941
Bitter Kola
7. Mariama, 1942
Kassila the Sea God
8. Hawa, 1955
Josephine Baker i47
9. Serah, 1956
Red Shoes
SECRETS
10. Hawa, 1965
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