THE ICED WATER SELLER: A Review

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Mariska Araba Taylor-Darko, the Author

The Iced Water Seller, a 54-paged short story written by Mariska Araba Taylor-Darko, consists of seven (7) intriguing chapters, which is written in a brief and simple language.

Published in 2014, it gets captivating as Araba, a well-to-do woman accidentally or coincidentally bumps into a young hawker. This young hawker would later on turn out to be her lost daughter.

Spanning from the first chapter, the story speaks of the encounter of these two women, giving Araba the flashback about her past in the second chapter as well. 

The third chapter connects Araba to Sisi Yaa's caretaker, Aunt Caro. Her treatment towards the young girl perturbs Araba. This relays us to Araba's urge to help young girls in situations like hers, in chapter four. 

Araba probing further about Sisi Yaa's background, ends up meeting Mansah. Mansah who comes from Araba's town, happens to be the one who took care of Sisi Yaa.

Finally, the bitter-sweet news is broken to Araba. She finds out that her long sought daughter, is Sisi Yaa. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

The Book

The use of slangs and humour gives this piece an interesting read. Finally, the addition of a glossary in this short story enables readers to learn the everyday slangs, particularly for Twi readers.

This book is for the young reader looking for excitement and inspiration thus A MUST READ! 

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