Description
It is not an uncommon practice for the men of the land to have two wives even if there is rivalry and enmity between the two women and this often leads to hatred of the children. However, this practice is to have a profound effect on the people of Akete when a young girl’s life is at stake.
Mobarewa has to fight for her life when her parents – both traders are unexpectedly away at the same time, and she is left with her father’s other wife. Her mother is away as an Ojeje Trader, and Ojeje Traders are renowned traders who ply their trade at a market in Ojeje, at a distance from Akete, each journey taking about ten days.
Ill-treated by the evil woman whose threats make it impossible for her to seek help, Mobarewa looks for a way of reaching her mother through other Ojeje Traders – travelling to and from Ojeje – using her singing gift. How exactly does she set about doing this, and how long will it take for her mother to know about her plight, come back and rescue her? Above all will the evil woman get away with her ill-treatment of another woman’s child?
