Overview
Region
West Africa
Nigeria
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
A story of profound conjugal love in an Igbo community. Idu loves her husband Adiewere so completely that when he dies she chooses death rather than life without him.
Literary Significance
Nwapa's second novel, continuing her exploration of Igbo women's inner lives and the goddess Uhamiri tradition