Book Synopsis: Tales From Different Tails

BOOK SYNOPSIS: TALES FROM DIFFERENT TAILS, BY NANA AWERE DAMOAH

Everyone has a price and… their broom. You either name the price or find the broom


that sweeps them off their feet!





October Rush





The new academic year has started and school is under siege. Reason? ‘October Rush’.


Heads keep turning as students struggle to juggle academic work with relationship


wahala. The freshers are tagged New Stock, sophomores as Reduce to Clear while final


years are Buy One Get On Free. Follow ‘October Rush’ as it tells the intricate story


of University romance. For some, it is learning the ropes, for others it is a do or


die affair. Find your feet in this hot, intense, and pacey affair. The Rush is on!








Truth Floats





It is true that the one who you save the bullet for might be the one pulling the


trigger. So the story goes that Kweku Ananse took the meat right out of his bosom


friend, Akoto’s, mouth when he stole Ama Adoma from him. But it is also true that


when they lie they will lie again because the deception never end. Amidst the lies


and disloyalty truth comes to light like a calabash that has been forced in water.


All said and done, did Ama fall for Kweku? How did Akoto find out about his fiancé,


Ama’s, true love for him? This story teaches the values of patience, perseverance

and love in the face of lies.








Dribble de Zagidibogidi





Vengeance is of God but can the human mind truly forgive and forget? Zagidibogidi


(Randy) is accused of brutally raping Rose, the only lady he would catch the moon


for. As things turn out, Rose is the only one who could save him from going to jail.


Wicked twist? Rose has fallen into coma. But help comes from strange places.


Babyface, Randy’s lawyer, vowed to do his best to prove his client’s innocence. Will


justice be denied by it being delayed? Could there be some unfinished business with


Babyface on Get Even Day? Revenge must be sweet when served cold and slowly…it is


payback time! Yes, a broken mirror can be patched but the crack will forever be


there.








Hope Undeferred





The elders say women are supposed to sell garden eggs not gun powder. But Araba’s


heart aches for Kwesi. What risks can a young lady take in making her love known to


the man she loves? Should she go ahead and propose love? For the most haunted


spinster in Assin Kabrofo, it is only a matter of time before she loses heartthrob


Kwesi. This unwritten law in African setting is eating away this beautiful village


queen. But do African gods condone breaking gender ranks? Hope can only be held onto

with hands and feet. And with prayer that it is not dashed to pieces as pottery on


the rocks that line the banks of River Ankobra.








Kojo Nkrabeah





The only stories villagers hear of the city is that of glamour with streets paved


with gold, money hanging on trees and the taps overflowing with milk and honey. This


story shatters the dream of city life for Kojo Nkrabeah and Akwasi Poku. Akilipee


has come to Moseaso from the city with well embellished stories. These stories lured


the orphaned Kojo Nkrabeah and his friend, Akwasi Poku. In their haste to escape


their mundane village lives, they learn the hard way where the grass is green. This


is not your ordinary village-to-city story but one that immerses the reader into the


best of both worlds.








Guardian of the Rented Well





Akos is a married woman who wants her book published. Benson wants everything in


skirt. How does he draw the line between pleasure with this taken lady and the


business at hand? This story shows the resolve of married women and the extent to


which they go to show or betray love and trust.





Was it Akos who coveted Benson to get her way? Or it was Benson who risked his life

guarding the rented well. What has all this got to do with Lieutenant Patrick


Atiemo? Something has to give, but what? Follow this maze of a crazy love affair


gone terribly wrong …








Face to Face – Trotro Palaver





If you have not taken a trotro, aka troski in Ghana, then either you are not a


Ghanaian or haven’t visited Ghana. The ordinary man’s means of transportation in


Ghana comes with lots of hustle and drama. The tight seating arrangements, the


conversations, the potpourri of smells the laughter, gossips, the political debates


as well as the twists, turns and trickery to outwit the police. This adventure


brings you face to face as we take a short winding yet hilarious ride in the old


Morris troski, with registration number ABC 4037. Join Akwasi the aplanke (drivers


mate) who holds a PhD in cunning, slippery mathematics and his master, Massa Kojo,


the man who uses a toothpick in his mouth like a ceiling brush, as they drive us


from Pig Farm to Circle.... vroooooommmmmm.......Away bus!








Project Akoma





When the heart decides, it is the mind that plans. A message sent to the mind simply


reads: “I have found my desire—my missing rib,” and sets the brain in motion.


Stories of human love always go with sorrow, joy, deceit, unfailing dedication and

jealousy. To win the heart of this striking beauty of eve’s daughter, he must climb


the seven skies and back, he must scale the China wall to profess love and win her


heart. A moving rollercoaster of a love story which takes readers through the steps


to win Adjoa’s heart. This was so delicate and complicated it had to be handled like


a final year project work on a University campus. Was this another happily ever


after tale or a masterpiece of storytelling with sting at the very end?








Tales from Different Tails will be launched on 1 December 2011 at the Teacher's Hall


Complex near Workers' College and Tigo Headoffice, Adabraka, Accra, at 6pm. This is


Nana Awere Damoah's third book, the first two being Excursions in My Mind (2008) and


Through the Gates of Thought (2010).


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Source:





Nana Awere Damoah


Author, Through the Gates of Thought / Excursions In My Mind


Contributing Author, African Roar


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