Overview
Region
West Africa
Nigeria
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
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.
Literary Significance
Emecheta based it on her own mother's story; one of her most historically grounded novels