 Namina Forna akaberekerwa uye akakurira muFreetown, guta guru reSierra Leone. Vabereki vake varambana, amai vaForna vakatamira kuAtlanta. Zvisinei, nemhaka yehondo yevagari vemo iri kuuyauye kusagadzikana kwezvematongerwe enyika muSierra Leone, baba vake vakasarudzawo kutumira mwanasikana wavo ane makore mapfumbamwe okukura kuti anogara naamai vake. 