The Slave Girl Contributor(s): Emecheta, Buchi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807616117 ISBN-13: 9780807616116 Publisher: Braziller Books OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1980 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1060 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 182 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Slave Girl follows the fortunes of Ogbanje Ojebeta, a Nigerian woman who is sold into slavery in her own land after disease and tragedy leave her orphaned as a child. In her fellow slaves, she finds a surrogate family that clings together under the unbending rule of their master. As Ogbanje Ojebeta becomes a woman and discovers her need for home and family, and for freedom and identity, she realizes that she must ultimately choose her own destiny. |