What readers think of King Peggy, plus links to write your own review.

An interesting book about a Ghanaian born woman who is a secretary at the Ghanaian embassy in Washington, DC. who become King in a Otuam, a small Ghanaian village. The villagers feel that the ancestors have selected her as King despite her being in the US. Initially, she is reluctant to accept this role. She does decide to become King even though she is a woman. She goes to the village and finds that it has many needs including running water. Once back in the US she is tells the story of the village and its needs. The pastor of Shiloh Baptist church goes to the village and sees it needs. Members of his church are to go over to the village to help the village get a school and a library among other things.

While this is Peggielene Bartels story and is being told by her, it is not written in the first person. I would have liked it to be written in the first person.

I would recommend this book for book clubs that deal with travel, world cultures or the role of women.