Description
It is not uncommon for a man to have two wives in Igbala – a practice that is not without its problems. When their husband goes bankrupt and Saraje, the first wife, despite her wealth, refuses to help out, Fara, the second wife, is faced with the added problem of what to do to save the situation; she herself is penniless. There is a deserted swampy farm near where they live, and Fara decides to go there every day with her child, Bolu – to pick palm kernels for makers of palm oil even if it is for a pittance.
One day Fara needs to pick more palm-kernels than usual, and she leaves Bolu, whom she usually keeps at her back, well-wrapped in soft banana leaves under a very tall palm tree. What happens thereafter will change Fara’s life in a way she least expects when she comes into contact with a mysterious bird believed to have special powers and to use these to intervene in the lives of the inhabitants of the land.
Will Saraje’s life change in a way she least expects when she, after hearing about Fara’s experience decides to go to the farm with her child and experience the same thing?
