Hi Angie, Had a quick read of your superb review of this book. I've seen a documentary about this subject before which was very disturbing. Young vulnerable girls in any country getting into the 'oldest profession' in the world is not surprising, but you've highlighted the fact that the girls knew what they were letting themselves in for.
My heart bleeds for young girls forced, ensnared or lured into this job for life. I like your quotes from the book and it is intriguing about Ghana and Nigeria. An oil rich country like Nigeria has squandered the wealth of its country and let down the citizens so badly. Thanks for bringing the young writer to our notice. I am in a hurry, as always too much to do.
See ya! No matter what one's background is I don't have any respect whatsoever for anyone who decides that the ONLY way out of poverty is prostitution. There are people who have tried to make it in the system no matter how difficult it is. Most people just want to leave their countries only because they want to be labelled as people who have travelled. And what I detest is when they say we were tricked into prostitution. It's just funny. About the Nigerian-Ghanaian rivalry, don't mind Nigerians.
They want to feel superior to us. Personally, I can't even swallow any Nigerian food. It's like that. We are like brothers Nigeria and Ghana Rivalry in everything we do including sports but a friendly one. Though I met one Nigerian in Ghana who was so haughty that when I read his travelogue about Ghana I felt like vomiting. But there are always people like that and they are few. Even the name Ama in the books sounds Ghanaian.
In Ghana some born on Saturday is called Ama. Had no idea about this, Lotus. Whether or not the women were tricked into it, the fact remains that most women take up such jobs out of desperation.
