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The charming real life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana s central coast, half a world away Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality there s no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town s funds To make matters worse, her uncle the late king sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins The longer she waits to bury him, the she risks incurring the wrath of her ancestors Peggy s first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction In the end, a deeply traditional African town has been uplifted by the ambitions of its headstrong, decidedly modern female king And in changing Otuam, Peggy is herself transformed, from an ordinary secretary to the heart and hope of her community. Read King Peggy – kino-fada.fr Listening to the audiobook while I m on the road I simply love this book and it is perfect as a relaxing yet interesting audiobook My original review is below This is going on my 2013 Best list A native Ghanan, Peggy was working at the Ghanan embassy in Washington D.C when she got the call that her uncle, the king of their village, has dies and that she was chosen the next king This was really unusual because women were not usually kings.What is fascinating to me is that, becaus Listening to the audiobook while I m on the road I simply love this book and it is perfect as a relaxing yet interesting audiobook My original review is below This is going on my 2013 Best list A ...Who died and made you king My sibs and I used to jeer that at each other when one of us was getting too big for his britches but it actually happened to Peggielene Bartels, naturalized American and secretary at the Ghanian embassy in Washington Unknown to her, she was the chosen heir of her Uncle Joseph, king of the Ghanian fishing village of Otuam The omens consulted by the elders had confirmed his unusual choice Uncle Joseph, though a king, had not been a wealthy man, so Peggielene had for Who died and made you king My sibs and I used t...Five star story with at best three star writing.The cover copy is a little misleading King Peggy is an American secretary, yes, but one who was born and raised in Ghana The choice of her as king was certainly unusual, and unexpected, but not so far off course as one might think from reading the flap.But that s a minor quibble What kills me is how badly this story was handled Oh, it s absolutely fascinating, and on that level I highly recommend it King Peggy s strength and characte Five star story with at best three star writing.The cover copy is a little misleading King Peggy is an American secretary, yes, but one who was born and raised in Ghana The choice of her as king was certainly unusual, and unexpected, but not so far off course as one might think from reading the flap.But that s a minor quibble What kills me is how badly this story was handled Oh, it s absolutely fascinating, and on that level I highly recommend it King Peggy s strength and character sing through, despite the butchery of the story.I d expected this to be a ghostwritten memoir most of the actual writing ...a ghana woman working in usa returns to her town in and takes of as king, as the leader, she uses her experiences in usa to trasmit visions of improvement for her home town folks, clean water from wells, health care, education in this autobiography, which i listened to on cd, she blends her ideas of jesus god, traditional ghana wisdom philosophy, and usa technocracy ideas to lead in a different way in her hometown not with old boy cronyism, bribes, or pitifulness, but with hope, cooperativen a ghana woman working in usa returns to her town in and takes of as king, as the leader, she uses her experiences in usa to trasmit visions of improvement f...This is nonfiction about a woman who became King of a small African village in Ghana, but it read so much like fiction I listened to the audio and I think it was reminiscent to some of Alexander McCall Smith s books the 1 Ladies Detective Agency because it was the same mindset and the same pronunciations I enjoyed this It was interesting getting to know Peggy and following her journey from being an American secretary to being a King She had her work cut out for her because it always seems This is nonfiction about a woman who became King of a small African village in Ghana, but it read so much like fiction I listened to the audio and I think it...Some nonfiction is best experienced through newsprint this is a prime example Yes, the story is fascinating, but the actual book is not No eloquence, overly simple text is maddening to read Quite disappointing considering the promising topic.Peggy is well intentioned and admirable The ancestors could not have found a better King for this village Being an American citizen and an embassy employee gave her valuable contacts that allowed her to make improvements Being Ghanaian by birth and upbringing plus having come from this village allowed her to fit into the cultural matrix I had my doubts about the presence of Shiloh Baptist Church I thought that they would be intolerant toward the traditional native religious practices, but t Peggy is well intentioned and admirable The ancestors could not have found a better King for this village Being an American citizen and an embassy employee gave her valuable contacts that allo...I think the story of this book was rather interesting She seems like a great person who was thrown into a situation where she could make a difference and she did The reason why I did not rate this book very well, was that I could not stand the writing There were redundancies, too much detail, and I believed that the author did not trust her audience She had to tell something, then explain it and then question about it and then conclude about it Over and over again I was pretty excited to b I think the story of this book was rather interesting She seems like a great person who was thrown into a situation where she could make a differ...Did not finish Page 71.I cannot read another page of this book I m in the minority on this one Hold on to your hat It s not gonna be pretty.While the story of King Peggy herself is amazing, holy sh t, this co author, Eleanor Herman, is abysmal That s right, ABYSMAL Her light hud, middle school writing vacuumed all the air out of this otherwise important and uplifting story I demand this book be re written by someone else.The story is undoubtedly a 5 This version is a 2, and should ha Did not finish Page 71.I cannot read another page of this book I m in the minority on this one Hold on to your hat It s not gonna be pretty.While the story of King Peggy herself is amazing, holy sh t, this co author, Eleanor Herman, is abysmal That s right, ABYSMAL Her light hud, middle school writing vacuumed all the air out of this otherwise important and uplifting story I demand this book be re written by someone else.The story is undoubtedly a 5 This version is a 2, and sho...What an uplifting book about the village of Otuam and it s king Peggy Bartels Although she has been chosen to be king in Africa, she still works at the Ghanan embassy in Washington as a secretary who uses whatever she has to improve conditions in her village The elders in her council are used to stealing, drinking, and carousing without limits and think they can control Peggy because she is a woman who lives in America When Peggy comes to power, she thinks only of improving her country by What an uplifting book about the village of Otuam and it s king Peggy Bartels Although she has been chosen to be king in Africa, she still works at the Ghanan embassy in Washington as a secretary who uses whatever she has to improve conditions in her village The elders in her council are used to stealing, drinking, and carousing without limits and think they can control Peggy because she is a woman who lives in America When Peggy comes to power, she thinks only of ...

King Peggy
  • English
  • 14 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 334 pages
  • 0385534329
  • Peggielene Bartels
  • King Peggy