Beyond The Greener Pastures

With an expired visitor's visa, two young children, and a husband with no work permit, Akua's life spirals out of control.

Twelve years after leaving secondary school in Ghana, Akua and four old school friends meet and share their stories of life as legal and illegal migrants in London.

The pursuit of wider opportunities for higher education, enhanced job prospects and the quest for a better life influenced their individual decisions to move to the UK.

Together, they take us through their stories of love, heartbreak, loss, disappointment, and faith in God and the heart-wrenching circumstances affecting their search for greener pastures beyond the continent of Africa.

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Beyond The Greener Pastures

With an expired visitor's visa, two young children, and a husband with no work permit, Akua's life spirals out of control.

Twelve years after leaving secondary school in Ghana, Akua and four old school friends meet and share their stories of life as legal and illegal migrants in London.

The pursuit of wider opportunities for higher education, enhanced job prospects and the quest for a better life influenced their individual decisions to move to the UK.

Together, they take us through their stories of love, heartbreak, loss, disappointment, and faith in God and the heart-wrenching circumstances affecting their search for greener pastures beyond the continent of Africa.

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Beyond The Greener Pastures

Beyond The Greener Pastures

by Nana Ama Adu-Kwapong
Beyond The Greener Pastures

Beyond The Greener Pastures

by Nana Ama Adu-Kwapong

Overview

With an expired visitor's visa, two young children, and a husband with no work permit, Akua's life spirals out of control.

Twelve years after leaving secondary school in Ghana, Akua and four old school friends meet and share their stories of life as legal and illegal migrants in London.

The pursuit of wider opportunities for higher education, enhanced job prospects and the quest for a better life influenced their individual decisions to move to the UK.

Together, they take us through their stories of love, heartbreak, loss, disappointment, and faith in God and the heart-wrenching circumstances affecting their search for greener pastures beyond the continent of Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781916801141
Publisher: Kingdom Publishers
Publication date: 06/20/2024
Pages: 76
Product dimensions: 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Nana Ama Adu-Kwapong is a journalist who lives in the United Kingdom with her husband and three children. She holds an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a BA in English with Philosophy from the University of Ghana and a Diploma in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. For the last eight years, she has volunteered with a charity that supports refugees, asylum seekers and homeless people in London.
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