KOSI AVOTRI

Book Title: CHILD OF POLYGAMY
Author's name: Kosi J. Avotri, MD and Nella P. Avotri
Publisher: Authorhouse
Release Date: August 2005
Page Count: 243
Format: Paperback; also available as Ebook
Cost: $14.95
ISBN: 1420873067
Genre: Fiction
Author's Website: N/A
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Short Book Description: This book uses the story of a young girl to 
introduce readers to Ghanaian cultureand traditional religion.The story 
describes and explores family stress, sibling rivalry and the practice of 
polygamy as it existed in Ghana of the 1960s and 70s, as well as the 
interaction of the local religion with Christianity and how they influence 
one another.The novel tells the story of Safia, the youngest daughter of a 
fractured polygamous family in Ghana, West Africa. She was born in the house 
of her maternal grand father who was the village chief. Thus, most of her 
earliest memories consisted of some dramatic events in her grand father’s 
life. Her rural life was peaceful and happy until age eleven when things 
changed drastically, and for the worse. As a result of her mother’s sudden 
illness Safia was "forced" to spend the next four years in her father's 
house with her stepmother and stepsiblings. There, she was tormented, 
humiliated and isolated by her oldest stepsister. The book describes the 
young girl's attempt to cope with her tragedies while trying to learn and 
understand the local traditions, customs and beliefs, and how they 
conflicted with the Christian beliefs she was learning at school. 
Contact Email Address: kosiavotri@comcast.net  

From the Author
This book will be of interest to people who like adventure in reading, or 
are open-minded and willing to be surprised. It will also interest people 
who want to explore the interaction of local religions with "imported" 
religions and see how they influence one another. The book describes and 
explores family stress, sibling rivalry and the practice of polygamy as it 
existed in Ghana of the 1960s and 70s

About the authors:

Dr. Avotri is a Pediatrician employee of a community health center in 
Gadsden Alabama.
He was born and raised in Ghana (West Africa) where he graduated from 
Medical School. He has been practicing general pediatrics in predominantly 
underserved communities since completing Residency training in the US. Dr. 
Avotri is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. 

This book was jointly written by Dr. Avotri and his wife Nella who is a stay-
at-home mom. Dr Avotri grew up in a polygamous family and knows a lot about 
the dynamics of such families through his personal experiences.

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