The narrative offers a unique biographical perspective on the Slave Trade at Osu, a significant center for slave trading on the West African coast. It delves into the historical context and personal stories surrounding this dark chapter in history, highlighting the impact on individuals and communities involved. Through vivid accounts, the book sheds light on the complexities and human experiences within the slave trade, making it a poignant exploration of a crucial aspect of West African heritage.
"Stones Tell Story at Osu is a creative biographical account of the Slave Trade at Osu, one of the leading slave trading centres off the West African Coast. Wellington employs a metaphorical device through the voice of the narrator, Ataa Forkoye, to provoke discussion, dissolve the shame and confusion associated with the slave trade and to persuade the current generation of Africans to abandon the taboo of not speaking about it. Wellington, an architect by profession, does this by rummaging through the remaining physical ruins of the slave trade, picks up the stones one by one to construct a compelling narrative through the amalgam of values, conflicting colonial hegemony, layers of economic syncretism and the collision of cultures to bring to life the force of the relationship between the Europeans and their African counterparts. Stones Tell Story at Osu has brought together the untold "fragmented" pieces of the story of the slave trade this side of the Atlantic and serves as the missing puzzle to those who seek answers. Wellington's rich narrative style still shines in this long-awaited second edition, a book that will tug at the curiosity of historians, anthropologists and students of English and Literature in high schools and universities alike and an engaging traveling companion that resists being laid down."-- Provided by publisher
