Between Sisters

When sixteen-year-old Gloria fails thirteen out of fifteen subjects on her final exams, her future looks bleak indeed. Her family’s resources are meager, so the entire family is thrilled when a distant relative, Christine, offers to move Gloria to Kumasi to look after her toddler son, Sam. In exchange, after two years, Christine will pay for Gloria to attend dressmaking school.

Life in Kumasi is grander than anything Gloria has ever experienced. She joins a youth band at church — something that allows her to pursue her great love, singing — and Christine has even promised to teach her to read.

But Kumasi is also full of temptations. The owner of a popular clothing shop encourages her to buy clothes on credit, and the smooth-talking Dr. Kusi offers Gloria rides in his red sports car. Eventually, Gloria is betrayed by the people around her and becomes disillusioned with her new life. But in the end, she decides who she can trust and draws on her own considerable inner resources to put the bad experiences behind her.