THE FAMILY ORDEAL AND THE FATE OF THE AFRICAN CHILD : THE STORY OF AFRICAN POLYGAMY

Favour Swanivini in her style of writing adopts the story telling approach to narrate the plight of the African woman and child in a polygamous setting. The story captures a young rich farmer who had married two wives whose names are Agnes and Ezenna and the bitter fight between the two women in trying seek dominion over the family inheritance for their sons. The story also painted vividly the plight suffered by the African child within the context of this fierce fight and how fate and integrity brings to enthronement!