11-23-2025, 01:01 PM
Set in Ghana, this high school saga about two basketball players is salacious and sad and whimsically hopeful. It's about being who you are and the relief that it brings, along with the pain and the estrangement, but also the mending when friends step up to fill in the gaps. There's an easy Ghanaian rhythm to the narration and the dialogue, which makes this tale of first love and coming-out fresh. And there's a resolution on the beach of brown rocks that shows a triumph of character, echoing 'cross the waves long after a change in the tide.
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This is a short novel and a refreshingly different take on the stereotypical cliché of the high school boy who meets a gay, but secretly gay, sports star. I had to Google Ghana to find out where it was (I wasn't sure if it was in the Caribbean or Africa). Ghana is a former British colony, which apparently left behind a pretty good system. Surprisingly (to me), English is the official language. The story felt natural and understated, making it a welcome change from the abundance of interchangeable American gay high school romances. Highly recommended.