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A review by specialk136
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels
5.0
This is one of those stories you couldn't have made up if you tried. Peggy is a secretary for the Ghana embassy living in Washington DC when she gets a call in the middle of the night telling her that her uncle, the king of her village of 7,000 people, has died. The new king? It's her.
Peggy flies to her village and discovers a town without running water, a royal palace crumbling in disrepair, and her treasury dried up. With her own money she starts to make repairs to the palace and starts trying to improve life in her village. But it doesn't take her long to learn that her council of elders, the ones who are supposed to be helping run the village, not only don't respect her, but can't be trusted. Who can she trust? How can she rule effectively when she can only spend a few weeks a year in her village? In the end, Peggy turns out to be the perfect person for the job.
This is the kind of story I would never have picked up on my own, but I saw recommendations for it online and decided to pick it up. I couldn't believe the amount of treachery she had to deal with and how she pushed through despite it. It's a very inspiring story.
4.5 stars
Peggy flies to her village and discovers a town without running water, a royal palace crumbling in disrepair, and her treasury dried up. With her own money she starts to make repairs to the palace and starts trying to improve life in her village. But it doesn't take her long to learn that her council of elders, the ones who are supposed to be helping run the village, not only don't respect her, but can't be trusted. Who can she trust? How can she rule effectively when she can only spend a few weeks a year in her village? In the end, Peggy turns out to be the perfect person for the job.
This is the kind of story I would never have picked up on my own, but I saw recommendations for it online and decided to pick it up. I couldn't believe the amount of treachery she had to deal with and how she pushed through despite it. It's a very inspiring story.
4.5 stars