Summary Of faceless By AMMA DARKO

SETTING

  The novel is obstinate in Accra with locations in Agbogbloshie marketplace and the notorious slum, Sodom and Gomorrah. However, the measures in the novel go off in all places in Africa together with Nigeria.

PLOT

How Baby T became a prostitute

  Baby T was the third spawn of Maa Tsuru despite the fact that Fofo was fourth. Their unemployed father, Kwei had abandoned them essentially as a product of the illogical belief that Maa Tsuru had been cursed from birth.

Baby T was sexually abused by her mother’s second lover, Kpakpo and was extend dishonored by Onko, a generous uncle who lived in the consistent compound with them and in whom she tried to confide.

  Through Kpapkpo’s gimmicks, Baby T was sold to a prostitution noise consisting of Madam Abidjan, Maami Brooni and Poison, the lane lady and circle leader. She was ready to exert yourself as a result prostitute in Maami Brooni’s brothel with her take-home pay sent to Maa Tsuru who austerely curved a blind eye.

  Meanwhile, Onko’s welding interest had suffered notable impede after defiling Baby T. A witchdoctor finished him suppose that his misfortune was caused by the debasement of Baby T whom he supposed was a cursed child. As a mold of remedy, the witch medical doctor asked Onko to make a number of sacrificial items which would add in Baby T’s pubic hair.

Attempted Rape

  The novel opens with fourteen year old, Fofo sleeping on an long-standing cardboard at the
Agbogbloshie market. Except for her new affair of washing carrots at the vegetable promote in
Agbogbloshie , her energy in Sodom and Gomorrah , a slum go into liquidation to the marketplace consisted above all of examination adult movies and attractive alcohol. In her sleep, she dreamt of active in a residential home with a roof and a toilet, a aspiration common by other lane family like her.

  She was woken up rapidly by Poison, a boulevard member of the aristocracy who attempted to rape her. Fofo resisted him and ran to Odarley, her finest ally who lived in a borrowed made of wood shack. She told Odarley about Poison’s attempted rape and her intent to check her protect whom she held had several links with Poison. Fofo’s mother, Maa Tsuru educated Fofo, that her elder sister, Baby T was quiet and Poison had threatened her into silence over Baby T’s death. She so urged Fofo to set down for her safety.

Kabria’s Encounter Fofo

  In intense distinction to the energy in Sodom and Gomorrah is Kabria’s animation with her family. A protect of three lively children- Obea, Essie and Ottu, she lived in a proper neighbourhood in Accra, worked with unspeaking a non-governmental charity and group a problematical one-time car nick-named Creamy. She ran into Fofo at the Agbloghoshie promote whereas shopping for vegetables. Kabria was repute with other audience at the see everyplace Baby T’s carcass was create after Fofo, disguising as a teenager tried to rob her purse. Kabria rescued her from the heated mob.

 Fofo exposed her female distinctiveness and told Kabria that Baby T was her sister. Meanwhile, a slice of intimates had been prepared to deem that the over young woman (Baby T) was a kayayoo(a marketplace doorkeeper from the north) to conceal her actual characteristics and dissuade more enquiry into her death. silent (the non-governmental organisation everywhere Kabria worked) got engrossed in Baby T’s be relevant and fixed Fofo shelter by charming her into keeping for the short term even as conducting investigations into the position surrounding Baby T’s death.

 The conditions surrounding Baby T’s mortality was naked through two core sources: Fofo and investigations by MUTE.

How Baby T died

  Kpakpo helped Onko to associate with Baby T just the once again. Poison sooner or later led Kpakpo to Maami Brooni’s brothel somewhere Baby T worked as a prostitute. Baby T remembered I beg your pardon? Onko did to her in the elapsed and completely declined to have a lie-down with him. hopping mad at her refusal, Poison slapped and tried to beat her into submission. Baby T was establish deceased on the solid base with her beginning break open. She was and no-one else with Onko in the extent at the time of her death.

Onko committed suicide thereafter.