{"product_id":"king-peggy-an-american-secretary-her-royal-destiny-and-the-inspiring-story-of-how-she-changed-an-african-village-paperback","title":"King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeggielene Bartels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEleanor Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an impoverished fishing village on the west coast of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Peggy\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the astonishing journey of American secretary, Peggielene Bartels, who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 people on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins. Peggy's first two years as king of Otuam unfold in a way that is stranger than fiction. In the end, a deeply traditional African town is uplifted by the ambitions of its decidedly modern female king, and Peggy is herself transformed, from an ordinary secretary to the heart and hope of her community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggielene Bartels\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ghana in 1953 and moved to Washington, DC, in her early twenties to work at Ghana's embassy. She became an American in 1997. In 2008, she was chosen to be king of Otuam, a Ghanaian village of 7,000 people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Herman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books of women's history, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSex with Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. Her profile of Peggy was a cover story for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.24 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44720425893990,"sku":"9780307742810","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TJy5HgQEe9780307742810.webp?v=1771023020","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/king-peggy-an-american-secretary-her-royal-destiny-and-the-inspiring-story-of-how-she-changed-an-african-village-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}