The Hundred Wells of Salaga

In nineteenth-century West Africa, two women from very different worlds find their lives bound together by the forces of slavery, power and political upheaval.

Aminah dreams of a life beyond her small village, but when slave raiders tear her from her family, she is forced into a brutal world where survival demands extraordinary courage.

Wurche, the headstrong daughter of a powerful chief, longs to play a part in her father's court. But as rivalries threaten her family's position and European influence grows, she finds herself caught between loyalty, ambition and the expectations placed upon her as a woman.

As their paths converge in the bustling trading town of Salaga, both women must navigate a world in which freedom is fragile and their futures are far from their own.

Richly imagined and deeply moving, The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah brings a little-explored chapter of West African history vividly to life, telling a compelling story of resilience, love and the struggle for freedom.