West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
Ojebeta is sold into domestic slavery by her brother in colonial Nigeria. The novel traces her servitude and eventual 'freedom' — only to be bound again by marriage. A damning portrait of women's double enslavement.
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Emecheta based it on her own mother's story; one of her most historically grounded novels
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editorial-summarynot primary textOjebeta is sold into domestic slavery by her brother in colonial Nigeria. The novel traces her servitude and eventual 'freedom' — only to be bound again by marriage. A damning portrait of women's double enslavement. Emecheta based it on her own mother's story; one of her most historically grounded novels
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