The Dancing Tortoise

Author: Naa Otua Codjoe-Swayne Price: $ 19.95 (new) $ 5.12 (used) Medium: Paperback (300 pages) Publisher: Afram Publ. (Ghana) Ltd 2003-01-01

Editorial Description

Jiffa is a poor girl growing up in the Volta Region in the 1960s. Her poor parents give her away whilst still a child, in an arranged marriage. Neither bride nor groom have any choice. The novel explores the progress of the marriage, dwelling on the plight of Jiffa - representative of so many African women who have little control over their choice of husbands.