Born in Cambridge in England of parents from Sierra Leone in West Africa, Retty was educated both in Freetown and in London. She taught English at the Freetown Secondary School for girls before joining the staff of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service as a junior producer. She trained as a Radio Journalist at the All Africa Conference of Churches Communications Training Centre in Nairobi, Kenya and on her return to Freetown was promoted to Producer.
These are seven stories based on the folklore of Sierra Leone. The Cunning Rabbit is the Anansi in that tradition.
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