NIGHTBLOOM

This complicated story of friendship, migration, and loss is told by Jessica Sarkodie, Ekua Ekumah, and Sarah Dorgbadzi. They create a delightful listening experience with lilting rhythms of slightly accented English. The trio display the variety of personalities in Ghanaian women as depicted in this tale of Selasi and Akorfa. As children, the two girls are best friends, growing up in Ghana. But as circumstances take one overseas for education and the other is left behind, rifts form in their tight bond. The story is first told from Akorfa's perspective; then it's Selasi's turn to recount the same events. When they reunite, the ending is a lovely payoff. M.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2024]