AUTHOR MERCY ANIM'S FIRST NOVEL A SUCCESS AMONG READERS IN U.S.A. AND GHANA!

New City, NY- Mercy Ama Anim, author of MRS. Doctor: One Woman's Courage to Change Her Destiny, celebrated the publication of her first novel in the United States at the Holiday Inn in Suffern, NY and in Ghana, West Africa, at the Ghana International Press Center. During both events, guests started reading and talking about the book. Lines formed around the rooms for those who waited to meet the author and have their copies autographed.

In Ghana, MRS. Doctor was introduced by Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Mrs. Gladys Ashitey in Accra. Dr. Mrs. Gladys Ashitey advised students in secondary schools to buy and read the novel to polish their English language skills. She encouraged the general public, and women in particular, to learn about experiences of others who have conquered their problems. She called on the media practitioners to "follow the footsteps of the author"and expressed appreciation for the author's sharing of her experiences through her books. The chairman of the event , Captain Emmanuel Kwesi Forson (retired), Operations Manger of Antrak Air Limited, thanked the author for coming back to Ghana to share her success with Ghanaian journalists, citing Mercy Ama Anim as a role model. Author Mercy Ama Anim describes the message of her first novel as "faith, hope, and destiny." She indicates that MRS. Doctor is one of three books she has been working on over several years.