Asante

Asante is a story about three brothers and their journey to a place where they belong. Set in post slavery America (Reconstruction period), the tale is rich with the struggles and unique triumphs of that time.Drama ensues and tension builds as the brother settle in Apache Junction, Arizona. While making the best out of the hand they are dealt, they encounter an all-new level of deception, corruption, greed, and double dealings.Never has there been a story that teased at the possibility of Negros progressing directly from slavery to this level of status in society, furthermore creating their own space. Although this is a work of fiction, it does inspire the drive to do more, go further, try harder, dream the impossible dream.As you accompany the characters on their journey in this book, you will sense some themes of today's economical and social politics. You will identify some parallels between the greed written about in these chapters and the greed in the headlines...