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Chapter One
A town by the sea
Anomabo, where the Ackons have mended nets for four generations, and where a girl from Cape Coast came one Easter to stay with her aunt.
Chapter Two
The long road
He took the tro-tro to Cape Coast every Saturday for a year. He said it was for the market. The market closes at noon; he came home at dusk.
Chapter Three
The question
On the rocks below the fort, with the tide out, he asked. She said yes before the wave came in.
Chapter Four
The chapel on the shore
Where his grandparents married, and theirs. The bell rings at noon on the second of October.
Chapter Five · The two of them
Fiifi&Charlotte
Saturday, 2 October 2027
Anomabo
The Ackon and Sam families
Fiifi Ackon&Charlotte Ewuraba Sam
Saturday, 2 October 2027 · Anomabo
#TheAckonChapter
12:00 PM
The Chapel
St. Francis Chapel, Anomabo
On the shore road, Anomabo
Seated by 11:45 AM. The small stone chapel on the shore road, facing the sea. Park along the road by the fort and walk down.
The address3:00 PM
The Garden
The Fort Garden
Below Fort William, Anomabo
In the garden under the walls of the old fort, looking at the sea. Lunch under the trees, and dancing on the lawn as the sun goes down.
The addressWhat to wear
Paper cut
Paper cut: cream, red, teal, stone and ink blue. Clean shapes and flat colours, like the pages. Flat shoes for the lawn.
- Paper
- Red
- Teal
- Stone
- Ink
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Fiifi & Charlotte