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Book SynopsisAn extraordinary tale of two teenagers who were never meant to be friends, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana''s capital city where one friendship transforms two lives.
When Faiza, a migrant girl from northern Ghana, and Abena, a wealthy doctor''s daughter from the south meet by chance in Accra''s largest market where Faiza works as a porter, or kaya girl, they strike up an unlikely and powerful friendship that transcends their social inequities and opens up new worlds to them both.
Set against a backdrop of class disparity in Ghana, The Kaya Girl explores how two teenage lives are indelibly impacted by a barrier-defying friendship. This gorgeously transporting work offers vivid insight into two strikingly diverse young lives in Ghana.
