The Slave Girl: A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book The Slave Girl: A Novel by Buchi Emecheta, George Braziller Inc.
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Author: Buchi Emecheta ISBN: 9780807616178
Publisher: George Braziller Inc. Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: George Braziller Inc. Language: English
Author: Buchi Emecheta
ISBN: 9780807616178
Publisher: George Braziller Inc.
Publication: November 8, 2011
Imprint: George Braziller Inc.
Language: English

"Her graphically detailed pictures of tribal life make the novel memorable."—Chicago Tribune

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 will 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.

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"Her graphically detailed pictures of tribal life make the novel memorable."—Chicago Tribune

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 will 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.

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