Esi Mensah
Ghana
Historian by day. Writes about the Gold Coast, rivers and the families who lived beside them.
Books by Esi
2 books
Songs for the Ferryman's Daughter
On the Volta in 1911, a ferryman's daughter learns to read from the ledgers of the men who cross her father's river.
Morning Mercies
A choir director with a failing church and a stubborn heart is asked to train the worst singers in Accra for a national competition.