num_pages: 352
description: In this stunning debut novela tale of self-discovery and feminist awakeninga feisty Nigerian-Ghanaian girl growing up amid the political upheaval of late 1960s postcolonial Ghana begins to question the hypocrisy of her patriarchal society and the restrictions and unrealistic expectations placed on women.Young Esi Agyekum is the unofficial secret keeper of her family as tight-lipped about her father's adultery as she is about her half-sisters sex lives. But after she is humiliated and punished for her own sexual exploration Esi begins to question why women's secrets and men's secrets bear different consequences. It is the beginning of a journey of discovery that will lead her to unexpected places.As she navigates her burgeoning womanhood Esi tries to reconcile her own ideals and dreams with her familys complicated past and troubled present as well as societys many double standards that limit her and other women. Against a fraught political climate Esi fights to carve out her own identity and learns to manifest her power in surprising and inspiring ways. Funny fresh and fiercely original The Teller of Secrets marks the American debut of one of West Africa's most exciting literary talents. 
language: English
title: The Teller of Secrets
publisher: HarperVia