No sweetness here and other stories Coming Of Age had been his mother

had been his mother

and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most

intelligent

observe its clandestine workings

there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule

No sweetness here and other stories Coming Of Age had been his motherFrom the author of Changes: these stories of post independence Ghana in the late 1960s are written beautifully and wisely and with great subtlety (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi). In this short story collection, the award winning poet and author of Changes and Our Sister Killjoy explores postcolonial life in Ghana with her characteristic honesty, humor, and insight. A house servant wonders what independence means in a country where indoor plumbing is still