Rita Akoto Coker

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Rita Akoto Coker (born 1953) is a Ghanaian-American writer, primarily of romance novels. She has published five books, including the 2001 novel Serwah, the Saga of an African Princess. [1] [2] Her father, Baffour Osei Akoto, was the founder of Ghana's National Liberation Movement. [1] [3]

Biography

Rita Akoto was born in 1953 in Ghana. [4] Her parents were Helena Osei Akoto and Baffour Osei Akoto, a member of the pre-independence National Liberation Movement and a chief linguist at the Manhyia Palace. Her brother, Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is a Ghanaian politician with the New Patriotic Party. [1] [3]

Coker migrated to the United States where she lives in Chicago and works as a marketing consultant. She began writing romance novels, publishing her first book, Serwah: The Saga of an African Princess, in 2001. [1] She has since released four more books, including The Lost Princess and its sequel, Fate's Promise. Her books have been primarily released by Ghanaian publishers including Afram Publications and Kwadwoan Publishing Company. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Coker, Rita Akoto. (2001). Serwah : the saga of an African princess. Accra, Ghana: AFRAM Publications (Ghana). ISBN   9964-70-245-0. OCLC   51269655.
  2. Kenya, Library of Congress Library of Congress Office, Nairobi (2002). Accessions List of the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Akoto, Owusu Afriyie (Dr)". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. The companion to African literatures. Killam, G. D., University of Bristol. Library. University of Westminster War and Culture Studies Archive. Oxford: J. Currey. 2000. ISBN   0-253-33633-3. OCLC   41355712.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Coker, Rita Akoto". WorldCat. Retrieved 2020-11-04.